1935, Amer.Eng. colloquial, of uncertain origin, perhaps related to slang tizzy "sixpence piece" (1804), a corruption of tester, a name for the coin (see tester (2)).
n. a state of confusion. (See also twit.) : The kind of tizzy that this place gets into drives me up the wall.
Dictionary of American Slang and Colloquial Expressions by Richard A. Spears.Fourth Edition. Copyright 2007. Published by McGraw Hill.
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Example sentences
Tizzy sighed when she thought of all of the chores that waited for her.
Politicians are in a tizzy over how much corporate leaders make.
The prospect threw political rivals, journalists and especially the electoral council into a tizzy.