ditsy

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also dit·zy (dĭt'sē) pronunciation

adj. Slang, -si·er, also -zi·er, -si·est, -zi·est.
Eccentric or scatterbrained: "Needless to say, this ditsy crew succeeds in spite of itself" (David Ansen).

[Perhaps blend of DOTTY + DIZZY.]

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IN BRIEF: Eccentrically silly, giddy, or inane.

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Oxford Dictionary of Modern Slang:

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adjective
Also ditzy Also ditzy
adjective

1: = dicty adjective; also, fussy, intricate. (1978 —) .
New York Times They'll cook and clean for a week before a party and worry over the ditsy little touches, the table, the flowers, the matching guest towels (1981).

2: Esp. of a woman: stupid, scatterbrained, cute. (1980 —) .
Washington Post Willie Scott...is a ditsy blond who sings at a Shanghai nightclub (1984). Hence (as a back-formation) ditz, noun A ditsy person. (1984 —) .

[Origin uncertain; perh. an alteration of dicty adjective.]

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