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Tizzy

//ˈtɪzi// noun, slang

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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."

Etymology

Unknown. American, 1935. Possibly related to tizzy (“sixpence coin”, slang), from tester (“sixpence coin”, slang). Compare also dizzy.

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