ditsy

  • 101ditzy — (also ditsy) adjective (ditzier, ditziest) N. Amer. informal silly or scatterbrained. Derivatives ditziness noun Origin 1970s: of unknown origin …

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  • 102ditz — [[t]dɪts[/t]] n. sl. airhead II • Etymology: 1980–85; back formation from ditsy …

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  • 103ditzy — /ˈdɪtsi/ (say ditsee) adjective Colloquial flighty; empty headed; scatterbrained. Also, ditsy. {? blend of dizzy and dotty} …

  • 104slang — 1. The term slang is first recorded in the 1750s, but it was not used by Dr Johnson in his Dictionary of 1755 nor entered in it as a headword (he used the term low word, with implications of disapproval). Nonetheless, the notion of highly… …

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  • 105ditz — ☆ ditz [dits ] n. [back form. < DITSY] Slang a person thought of as being flighty, eccentric, silly, etc …

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