Muzzie
n.— «I’ve always been a great believer in having the odd Muslim in the side.…With their well-known religious what-have-yous, the Muzzies were put i/c car keys and the lads went through an entire season without one drink-driving conviction.» —“Forget the cricket, all we need is a decent song” Guardian (U.K.) June 4, 1999. (source: Double-Tongued Dictionary)
Further reading
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