tizzy
/ˈtɪzi/
tizzy noun: a state of nervous excitement, confusion, or distress; a dither.
Noun
tizzy (plural tizzies)
- A state of nervous excitement, confusion, or distress; a dither.
- to be in a tizzy
- That Todd Evergreen. The reclusive, twenty-two-year-old, overnight billionaire whose very existence has put us all in a tizzy.2014, The Creator of Rich Kids of Instagram, Maya Sloan, “Prologue”, in Rich Kids of Instagram, Simon and Schuster, →ISBN, page 1
- A sixpence; a tester.
- Down with the stumpy; a tizzy for a pot of half-and-half.1881, T. Lewis O. Davies, Thomas Lewis Owen Davies, A Supplementary English Glossary, page 630
- Tadpole holds out, but between threats and cajoleries at length sells half for one shilling and sixpence — about a fifth of its fair market value; however, he is glad to realize anything, and, as he wisely remarks, "Wanderer mayn't win, and the tizzy is safe anyhow."1857, Thomas Hughes, Tom Brown's School Days
Synonyms of tizzy
Forms of tizzy
| plural | tizzies |
|---|---|
| alternative form | tissy |
Origin of tizzy
Unknown. American, 1935. Possibly related to tizzy (“sixpence coin”, slang), from tester (“sixpence coin”, slang). Compare also dizzy.
Words formed from tizzy
Questions about tizzy
- What does tizzy mean?
- Tizzy means a state of nervous excitement, confusion, or distress; a dither.
- What part of speech is tizzy?
- Tizzy is a noun.
- How do you pronounce tizzy?
- Tizzy is pronounced /ˈtɪzi/.
- What is the plural of tizzy?
- The plural of tizzy is tizzies.
Words near tizzy in the dictionary
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