Quantcast
 
Dictionary
Thesaurus
Encyclopedia
Translator
Web
Related Searches
Synonyms
Nearby Words

doozy

 - 4 dictionary results
Doozy Cards
Send Vast Selection Of ECards Today They're A Doozy. Free 10 Day Trial!
www.DoozyCards.com

doo⋅zy

  [doo-zee] noun, plural -zies, verb, -zied, -zy⋅ing. Informal.
doozie.
Dictionary.com Unabridged
Based on the Random House Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2010.
Cite This Source Link To doozy
Doozy Cards
Send Vast Selection Of ECards Today They're A Doozy. Free 10 Day Trial!
www.DoozyCards.com
doo·zy or doo·zie   (dōō'zē)   
n.   pl. doo·zies Slang
Something extraordinary or bizarre: "Among the delicious names taken by, or given to, minor political parties in the United States . . . are these doozies: Quids, Locofocos, Barnburners, Coodies, Hunkies, Bucktails" (Saturday Review).

[Possibly blend of daisy and Duesenberg, a luxury car of the late 1920s and 1930s.]
The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, Fourth Edition
Copyright © 2009 by Houghton Mifflin Company.
Published by Houghton Mifflin Company. All rights reserved.
Cite This Source
Slang Dictionary
doosie [ˈduzi]

and doozie; doozy
  1. n.
    something extraordinary, good or bad. : The trade show was a real doozy this year.
Dictionary of American Slang and Colloquial Expressions by Richard A. Spears.Fourth Edition.
Copyright 2007. Published by McGraw Hill.
Cite This Source
Word Origin & History

doozy 
1903 (adj.), 1916 (n.), perhaps an alteration of daisy, or from popular It. actress Eleonora Duse (1859-1924). In either case, reinforced by Duesenberg, expensive, classy make of automobile 1920s-30s.
Online Etymology Dictionary, © 2001 Douglas Harper
Cite This Source
Search another word or see doozy on Thesaurus | Reference
FacebookTwitterFollow us:
Partner Sites:
ExpediaHotelsHotwireLife123LiveDailyThe Daily BeastUrbanspoonAsk AnswersBloglinesSendori