Ditzy
/ˈdɪtsi/ adj, slang
adj, slang ·Uncommon ·College level
Definitions
Adjective
- 1 Silly or scatterbrained, usually of a young woman. informal
"The guy tossed some cash on the counter, then left with the ditzy girl and Abigail's fan."
Example
More examples"The guy tossed some cash on the counter, then left with the ditzy girl and Abigail's fan."
Etymology
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.