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dit⋅zy

[dit-see]
–adjective, -zi⋅er, -zi⋅est.
ditsy.

dit⋅sy

[dit-see]
–adjective, -si⋅er, -si⋅est. Slang.
flighty and easily confused; mildly or harmlessly eccentric.
Also, ditzy.


Origin:
1975–80; expressive coinage, perh. with elements of dotty 1 and dizzy; cf. -sy
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dit·sy also dit·zy   (dĭt'sē)   
adj.   dit·si·er also dit·zi·er, dit·si·est also dit·zi·est Slang
Eccentric or scatterbrained: "Needless to say, this ditsy crew succeeds in spite of itself" (David Ansen).

[Perhaps blend of dotty + dizzy.]
dit·zy   (dĭt'sē)   
adj.  Variant of ditsy.
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