noun, slang ·Moderate ·High school level

Definitions

Noun

1. 1
   A state of nervous excitement, confusion, or distress; a dither. colloquial

   "to be in a tizzy"

2. 2
   an excited state of agitation wordnet
3. 3
   A sixpence; a tester. UK, archaic, slang

   "Down with the stumpy; a tizzy for a pot of half-and-half."

Synonyms

All synonyms

ditherditherupsetbefuddlementbewildermentbother

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.

Related phrases

in a tizzy

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