muzzy

See also: Muzzy

English

Etymology 1

Adjective

muzzy (comparative muzzier, superlative muzziest)

1. (dialect, Northern England) Hazy, indistinct, blurred, unfocussed.
   • 1979, Journal - Association for Recorded Sound Collections

     The Handel excerpts are afflicted with a combination of high surface noise from the source material as well as variably muzzy sound.

2. dazed; bewildered; tipsy

Derived terms

• muzzily
• muzziness

Etymology 2

Alternative forms

• muzzie
• Muzzy

Noun

muzzy (plural muzzies)

1. (slang, offensive) A Muslim.
   • 1999, Julia Stewart, Eccentric Graces: Eritrea & Ethiopia Through the Eyes of a Traveler‎, page 138:

     "Ethiopia is a fortress of Christianity surrounded by Muzzies," said Tesfaye. His description paraphrased the words of Emperor Menelik II