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ditzy

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dit·zy

[dit-see]
adjective, -zi·er, -zi·est.
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  • She seems perpetually atwitter, at once ditzy and all knowing.
  • Next-gen mecha-bot nerd scores with ditzy high-school cheer queen.
  • The vain primping of the two ditzy stepsisters is projected by large-screen close-ups.
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ditzy or ditsy (ˈdɪtsɪ)
 
adj , -zier, -ziest, -sier, -siest
slang silly and scatterbrained
 
[C20: perhaps from dotty + dizzy]
 
ditsy or ditsy
 
adj
 
[C20: perhaps from dotty + dizzy]

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ditzy
also ditsy, "stupid, scatterbrained" (esp. of women), late 1970s U.S. slang, of unknown origin, perhaps related to earlier slang dicty (1926) "conceited, snobbish," also of unknown origin. The noun ditz (1984) is a back-formation.
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ditzy definition

[ˈdɪtsi]
and ditsy

  1. mod. giddy; unaware; flighty. : You are such a ditzy geek! , She's not the ditsy blonde she appears to be.
Dictionary of American Slang and Colloquial Expressions by Richard A. Spears.Fourth Edition.
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