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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.
Ostrichized by ® Andy October 22, 2008
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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.
ostricized by Rukkus002 September 12, 2010

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!"
Ostrichized by McFLY42 April 9, 2009

ostrichsize 

Ostrichsize (ös’trich-siz’) v
1. to stick one’s head in the sand
2. to take no notice of dating abuse

synonyms: ignore, disregard, avoid

antonyms: learn, look out, step up, speak out

For example: see www.reachma.org/pavenet
You know your friend is an a bad relationship. Their partner puts them down, tells them what they can do, who they can see, etc.

If you decide to do nothing about it, then you ostrichsize.

ostrich sized 

means to get or be deported
I got ostrich sized by the opps