Advertisement

Advertisement

View synonyms for doozy

doozy

or doo·zie

[ doo-zee ]

noun

, plural doo·zies.
  1. Also doo·zer []. something that is extraordinary or outstanding of its kind:

    The storm was a doozy, with winds of fifty miles an hour.



verb phrase

  1. to make more attractive or appealing, as by adding features or ornaments, cleaning or repairing, or clothing brightly:

    You'll have to doozy up the house before you can sell it.

doozy

/ ˈduːzɪ /

noun

  1. slang.
    something excellent

    the plot's a doozy



Discover More

Word History and Origins

Origin of doozy1

First recorded in 1925–30, Americanism; of uncertain origin; sometimes associated with the Duesenburg, a luxury auto, though the variant dozy precedes the appearance of the car in 1920

Discover More

Example Sentences

And she kicks off her new film, Paradise, with a doozy: “There is no God!”

The first time the public at large sees Ghost Shark in action is a doozy!

More specific to Liz: as political headaches go, the return of the Cheney brand to the national stage promises to be a doozy.

I'll let John Podhoretz introduce this doozy from The Nation.

And, the doozy of them all, they're so strong we must support them.

It's called "the paradox of the false positive," and it's a doozy.

He had that burning sensation he got sometimes when he knew he was having a real doozy.

Of course everyone expected a doozy of a slump after Christmas.

Advertisement

Advertisement

Advertisement

Advertisement


doo-wopdop