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doo⋅zy

[doo-zee] noun, plural -zies, verb, -zied, -zy⋅ing. Informal.
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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.]
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