(tizzy)

  • 21tizzy — Australian Slang 1. state of somewhat hysterical confusion and anxiety, often expressed in frantic but ineffectual activity: Don t get in a tizz ; 2. gaudy; vulgar; tinselly …

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  • 22tizzy — (Roget s Thesaurus II) noun Slang. A condition of excited distress: fume. Informal: snit, state, sweat, swivet. See CALM …

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  • 23tizzy — tiz·zy || tɪzɪ n. excited state, tumultuous state …

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  • 24tizzy — (also tizz) noun (plural tizzies) informal a state of nervous excitement or agitation. Origin 1930s (orig. US): of unknown origin …

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  • 25tizzy — tiz·zy …

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  • 26tizzy — tiz•zy [[t]ˈtɪz i[/t]] n. pl. zies sts Slang. a dither; nervous, excited, or distracted state • Etymology: 1935–40, amer.; orig. uncert …

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  • 27tizzy fit — /ˈtɪzi fɪt/ (say tizee fit) noun Colloquial an outburst of bad temper; tantrum …

  • 28be in a tizzy — be in a tizz/tizzy informal send/throw (someone) into a tizz/tizzy to make someone very upset, excited, or confused. The local press is in a complete tizzy about the murders …

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  • 29send (someone) into a tizzy — send/throw (someone) into a tizz/tizzy informal to make someone very upset, excited, or confused. The idea of producing a meal for fifty people threw her into a tizzy …

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  • 30throw (someone) into a tizzy — send/throw (someone) into a tizz/tizzy informal to make someone very upset, excited, or confused. The idea of producing a meal for fifty people threw her into a tizzy …

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