tizzy

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[edit] English

[edit] Etymology

Unknown. American, 1935. Possibly related to tizzy “sixpence coin”, slang for tester, a name for the coin.[1]

[edit] Noun

tizzy (plural tizzies)

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

[edit] Usage notes

Frequently used in the phrase “in a tizzy”.

[edit] Synonyms

[edit] References

  1. ^ “tizzy” in the Online Etymology Dictionary, Douglas Harper, 2001
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