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ditzy

American  
[dit-see] / ˈdɪt si /
Also ditsy

adjective

Slang.
ditzier, ditziest
  1. flighty and easily confused; mildly or harmlessly eccentric.


ditzy British  
/ ˈdɪtsɪ /

adjective

  1. slang silly and scatterbrained

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Etymology

Origin of ditzy

First recorded in 1970–75; expressive coinage, perhaps with elements of dizzy and dotty; -sy

Example Sentences

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“Hello?” he called, walking to the front desk, where the ditzy receptionist answered phones, checked in families, and located, or failed to locate, packages.

From Literature

His longtime prescriptions of fresh food, sunshine, regular exercise and meditation are now widely accepted building blocks of health, and are no longer the sole province of ditzy L.A. hippies.

From Los Angeles Times

Nor would it function without Sweeney, who works best in a register somewhere between ditzy blond and tough little scrapper.

From Los Angeles Times

And yet in between the two films she gave as delightfully ditzy a performance as you’ll ever see in Mr. Allen’s futurist comedy “Sleeper.”

From The Wall Street Journal

Becoming an “American” wife, Butterfly exchanges her kimono for a Western dress and can act like a ditzy ‘30s starlet. The deeper characters in this production are her maid, Suzuki, and Sharpless, the American consul. In these roles, Hyona Kim brings a gripping intensity that grounds Butterfly, while Michael Sumuel proves a brilliantly caring foil to Pinkerton‘s superficiality.

From Los Angeles Times