Word of the Day:
ditzy
What It Means
Silly or scatterbrained, usually of a young woman.
Ditzy in Context
“The guy tossed some cash on the counter, then left with the ditzy girl and Abigail's fan.”
Did You Know?
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.
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