ditzy
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ditzy
- /ˈdɪtsi/ UK
Rhymes with -ɪtsi
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Since early 1800s commonly used by Pennsylvania Dutch (Penslfawnisch Deitsch); possibly a borrowing from dialectal German dutzig, also dützig, ditzig (“numb, dazed, dizzy, as after having been punched; dull, stupid”), from dialectal dutzen (“to butt, hit, punch”). Compare German verdutzt (“dumbfounded”) and regional Dötsche (“bump, dent, bruise”). Unlikely, an alteration of dizzy, of American origin.
adjective ditzier · ditziest · ditsy
- Silly or scatterbrained, usually of a young woman. What’s more, Friends offers someone for everyone: a tall, dorky, insecure guy (David Schwimmer); a ditzy, guitar-strumming blonde (Lisa Kudrow); a handsome, jean-clad palooka (Matt LeBlanc); a sarcastic, 9-to-5-ing funnyman ([Matthew] Perry); a dark-haired, blue-eyed Veronica (Courteney Cox); and a
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adj silly or scatterbrained
| Português | avoado |
|---|---|
| Français | sot |
| Deutsch | verwirrt, leicht daneben |
| Italiano | scervellato, svampito |
| Română | cu mintea în altă parte, buimac |
| Русский | легкомы́сленный lexkomýslennyj |
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