ditzy

Related to ditzy: appreciated, kerfuffle, notoriety, pugnacious

dit·zy

also dit·sy (dĭt′sē)

adj. dit·zi·er, dit·zi·est also dit·si·er or dit·si·est Slang

Eccentric or scatterbrained: "acting like a ditzy dame in one of Shakespeare's comedies" (Stephen Wells).

[Perhaps blend of dotty and dizzy.]

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ditzy

(ˈdɪtsɪ) or

ditsy

adj, -zier, -ziest, -sier or -siest

slang silly and scatterbrained

[C20: perhaps from dotty + dizzy]

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Translations

ditzy

ditsy [ˈdɪtsi] adj (= dizzy) → écervelé(e)

Collins English/French Electronic Resource. © HarperCollins Publishers 2005

ditzy

adj (esp US inf)

(= silly) → albern; blonde → doof (inf)

(= scatterbrained) → schusselig (inf)

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