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diz⋅zy

  [diz-ee] adjective, -zi⋅er, -zi⋅est, verb, -zied, -zy⋅ing.
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–adjective
1. having a sensation of whirling and a tendency to fall; giddy; vertiginous.
2. bewildered; confused.
3. causing giddiness or confusion: a dizzy height.
4. heedless; thoughtless.
5. Informal. foolish; silly.
–verb (used with object)
6. to make dizzy.
Origin:
bef. 900; ME dysy, OE dysig foolish; c. LG düsig stupefied

Related forms:
diz⋅zi⋅ly, adverb
diz⋅zi⋅ness, noun
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Slang Dictionary
dizzy

  1. mod.
    stupid; scatterbrained. : Who is that dizzy dame?
Dictionary of American Slang and Colloquial Expressions by Richard A. Spears.Fourth Edition.
Copyright 2007. Published by McGraw Hill.
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Word Origin & History

dizzy 
O.E. dysig "foolish, stupid," from P.Gmc. *dusijaz. Meaning "having a whirling sensation" is from c.1340; that of "giddy" is from 1501 and seems to merge the two earlier meanings. Used of the "foolish virgins" in early translations of Matthew xxv; used especially of blondes since 1870s.
Online Etymology Dictionary, © 2001 Douglas Harper
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Medical Dictionary

Main Entry: diz·zy
Pronunciation: 'diz-E
Function: adjective
Inflected Forms: diz·zi·er; -est
1 : having awhirling sensation in the head with a tendency to fall
2 : mentally confused —diz·zi·ly /'diz-&-lE/ adverb
Merriam-Webster's Medical Dictionary, © 2002 Merriam-Webster, Inc.
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