What is Ostrichized?
1.
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.
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2.
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!"
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