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doozy

[doo-zee] Origin

doo·zy

[doo-zee] noun, plural -zies, verb, -zied, -zy·ing. Informal.
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doozy (ˈduːzɪ)
 
n , pl -zies
slang something excellent: the plot's a doozy

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doozy
also doozie, 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.
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doosie definition

[ˈduzi]
and doozie; doozy
  1. n.
    something extraordinary, good or bad. : The trade show was a real doozy this year.
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