Tizzy
/ˈtɪzi/ noun, slang
noun, slang ·Moderate ·High school level
Definitions
Noun
- 1 A state of nervous excitement, confusion, or distress; a dither. colloquial
"to be in a tizzy"
- 2 an excited state of agitation wordnet
- 3 A sixpence; a tester. UK, archaic, slang
"Down with the stumpy; a tizzy for a pot of half-and-half."
Example
More examples"She worked herself into a tizzy."
Etymology
Unknown. American, 1935. Possibly related to tizzy (“sixpence coin”, slang), from tester (“sixpence coin”, slang). Compare also dizzy.