ditzyadj.
/ˈdɪtsi/, U.S. /ˈdɪtsi/ U.S. slang.
1. = dicty adj. 1, 2. Also: fussy, intricate.
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the mind > emotion > pride > self-esteem > conceit > [adjective]
opinative1517
opinionativea1549
nose-wise?1566
self-conceited?1574
self-weening1574
opiniative?1575
opinionate1575
conceited1579
weening1579
self-opinionative1584
self-opinionate1602
well-opinioned1608
self-opinioned1609
opinioned1612
opinionated1630
cocklikea1635
self-opinionated1649
vogie1719
swell-headed1817
egotistical1825
airish1842
popular1848
big-headed1860
biggity1880
bigsie1881
ikey1881
Tappertitian1895
swollen-headed1928
ditzy1976
1976 Texas Monthly Feb. 64/4 Besides menus of ‘ditzy ladies' things’, these places had loads of cozy charm.
1978 Detroit Free Press 5 Mar. (Spring Fashion Suppl.) 23/1 Forget about delicate chains, a ring on every finger, clanking bangles and ditsy earrings.
1981 N.Y. Times 3 Dec. c8/5 They'll cook and clean for a week before a party and worry over the ditsy little touches, the table, the flowers, the matching guest towels.
1985 N.Y. Times 29 Jan. c13/3 She also has a big repertory of comic voices, ranging from..a maternal croon to a ditsy English matron's stiff-upper-register.
2. Esp. of a woman: stupid, scatterbrained; ‘cute’.
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the mind > attention and judgement > inattention > mental wandering > light-mindedness > [adjective]
lightlyeOE
lightOE
lightsomea1425
flying1509
light-minded?1529
tickle or light of the sear?1530
giddya1547
light-headed1549
gidded1563
giddish1566
fling-brained1570
tickle-headed1583
toyish1584
shallow1594
leger1598
corky1601
barmy1602
airy1609
unfirma1616
unballast1622
cork-brained1630
unballasted1644
kickshawa1655
unserious1655
unstudious1663
flirtishc1665
caper-witteda1670
shatter-headedc1686
corky-brained1699
flea-lugged1724
halokit1724
shatter-brained1727
scattered-brained1747
shatter-witted1775
flippant1791
butterfly-brained1796
scatter-brained1804
gossamer1806
shandy-pated1806
shattery1820
barmy-brained1823
papilionaceous1832
flirtatious1834
flirty1840
Micawberish1859
scatterheaded1867
flibberty-gibberty1879
thistledown1897
shatter-pated1901
trivial-minded1905
scattery1924
fizgig1928
ditzy1979
the mind > emotion > love > quality of being lovable > [adjective] > specifically of a person
fondling1582
endearing1667
pet1870
teddy-bearish1973
ditzy1979
1979 M. Oberman & D. Steckler I could have been Contender ii. 8 A ditsy manicurist who's crazy about cats and lives alone.
1981 Time 12 Jan. 45/1 Bob Newhart plays the President of the United States: Madeline Kahn is his dipso wife, Gilda Radner his ditsy daughter.
1982 Christian Sci. Monitor 26 Mar. 15/1 It is filled with charmingly ‘dotty’ and ‘ditsy’ people who engage in generally ‘gaga’ relationships.
1984 Washington Post 20 May h13/1 Willie Scott..is a ditsy blond who sings at a Shanghai nightclub.
1985 N.Y. Times 31 Jan. a22/2 According to a wholly unscientific sample, this decade's terms [for ‘dumb’] so far include, besides airhead, retard, ditsy and wifty.
1987 Los Angeles Times 7 June 16 What do father and daughter think of television's flashy detectives? Maddie and David on ‘Moonlighting’: ‘They never work. They're ditzy.’
2006 M. McHugh How to ruin Sister's Life You're the ditzy Cameron Diaz sister in the movie In Her Shoes. Your sister is the sensible, responsible Toni Collette.
Derivatives
ditz n. [as a back-formation] a person who is ‘ditzy’, scatterbrained, or cute.
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the mind > emotion > love > quality of being lovable > [noun] > lovable person or creature
love1814
darling1838
teddy bear1957
ditz1984
the mind > attention and judgement > inattention > mental wandering > light-mindedness > [noun] > person
flippera1400
butterflya1500
dalliera1568
fling-brain1570
barmy-froth1598
inconsiderate1598
cork1601
cork-brain1630
kickshaw1644
shatter-brain1719
shatter-pate1775
shatter-wit1775
scatter-brain1790
flutter-pate1894
Jack-o'-wisp1896
ditz1984
1984 N.Y. Times 9 Feb. 19/1 Miss Alexander's portrayals of Anna ranged from ‘a complete ditz’ to playing her ‘as Astarte’.
1985 Guardian 22 June 12/4 Meryl Streep is serious, Suzanne Somers isn't... I've been both. I used to be a ditz. Now I'm talented.
2007 N. Barker Darkmans 614 ‘I'm a nutter, a ditz, a turd, a ding-bat..' she shrugged.
Draft additions December 2021
Of a fabric, print, etc.: having a pattern of small, randomly scattered motifs, especially flowers; (also) designating a motif forming part of such a pattern.
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society > leisure > the arts > visual arts > ornamental art and craft > pattern or design > [adjective] > scattered pattern
powdered1389
ditzy1969
1969 Anniston (Alabama) Star 17 Aug. 5 b (caption) Mix our herringbone tweed skirt with a ditsy print shirt..and discover how opposites attract!
2004 Vancouver Sun (Final ed.) (Nexis) 13 Aug. c7 The new patterns were less about putting something pretty on the wall and more about making a statement. Goodbye ditsy daisies. Hello jumbo punctuation marks.
2013 Daily Tel. (Nexis) 29 Nov. Make your own retro-style shift dress with this groovy kit.., containing everything you'll need, right down to navy polka-dot or ditsy fabric.
A fabric, print, etc., having small, randomly scattered motifs, especially flowers; (also) a motif forming part of such a pattern.
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society > leisure > the arts > visual arts > ornamental art and craft > pattern or design > [noun] > scattered pattern
powdering1405
ditzy1989
1989 Discount Merchandiser Dec. 25/1 Patchwork,..tropicals, abstracts, or ditsies—all kinds of prints.
1992 Associated Press (Nexis) 3 Apr. If you think ditzys are a bit too cutsie, even for small spaces, try monotones which once again look fresh.
2019 Casual Living (Nexis) 7 Jan. From..timeless tartans to stripes and small ditzys, these traditional patterns along with a fresh take on color make these classic designs feel new again.
This entry has not yet been fully updated (first published 1989; most recently modified version published online March 2022).
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