ditzy

English

Alternative forms

• ditsy

Etymology

Unknown. Possibilities include an alteration of dizzy or (if the word were of American origin) 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”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈdɪtsi/

Adjective

ditzy (comparative ditzier, superlative ditziest)

1. (informal) Silly or scatterbrained, usually of a young woman.

Related terms

• ditz

Translations

silly or scatterbrained

• Finnish: hölmö (fi), ajattelematon (fi)
• French: sot (fr)
• Hungarian: kótyagos (hu), szétszórt (hu)
• Italian: scervellato (it), svampito (it)
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• Portuguese: avoado (pt) m
• Romanian: cu mintea în altă parte, buimac (ro)
• Russian: легкомы́сленный (ru) m (lexkomýslennyj)