Ostrichized

The act of becoming excluded from a social grouping through putting your head in the sand and ignoring what is going on.

A phrase popularized by the Northern English pixie movement.

Alternatively spelt as ostrichised by those who mistakenly think a zed is an Americanized spelling.

Janet found herself ostrichized from the group in the pub, because she refused to acknowledge the reality that John was boffing Julie on the sly.

by ® Andy October 22, 2008

Ostrichized

Having been turned into an ostrich, or having acquired ostrich-like characteristics.

The ornithophobes wouldn't play with Billy after he was ostrichized because they couldn't bear to look him in the beak.

"If you don't get on board with this project plan, I'll have you ostrichized and you can spend your days hatching eggs!"

by McFLY42 April 9, 2009

ostriched

undercover word for "retarded" and occasionally the hard r because the app ifunny blocked being able to say retard.

This post is ostriched.

That is ostriched.

by legit_answers July 11, 2021

Ostrichsized

The size of an ostrich.
From the words ostrich and size, commonly confused with ostracized.

Q: "so how high was the surf?"
A: "ostrichsized"

by Dennis Wormald October 11, 2007

ostricized

verb. When playing pick-up football games on the weekends, the act of a defense player hitting and offensive player low and the offensive player flipping forward and landing headfirst in the dirt. The act is similar to an ostrich putting his head into the ground.

After talking smack throughout the whole game, he returned the kickoff and and ran straight at the target of his words, only to be ostricized and receive a face full of dirt, embarrassing him in front of his peers.

by Rukkus002 September 12, 2010

ostracized

What happens to old men when they inevitibly develop "long balls". Their nutsack looks like an upside-down ostrich head as viewed from behind.

When I saw grandpa's drooping ballsack hanging out of his bermuda shorts,I asked him what was wrong with him,he said; "Son,when you turn 70 you automatically become ostracized."

by wolfbait51 January 27, 2011

ostrichization

The act of placing one's head in the sand

It is time you sent in your overdue tax return and stopped this ostrichization

by Rob Walton June 21, 2005