Definition of DITZY

ditzy

Adj

  • Silly or scatterbrained, usually of a young woman.

Adjective

  • Silly, scatterbrained, or eccentrically foolish.

Examples

  • Despite her DITZY demeanor, she always managed to find clever plays on the Scrabble board.

Origin / Etymology

Since early 1800s commonly used by Pennsylvania Dutch (Penslfawnisch Deitsch); possibly 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”). Unlikely, an alteration of dizzy, of American origin.

Scrabble Score: 18

ditzy: valid Scrabble (US) TWL Word
ditzy: valid Scrabble Word in Merriam-Webster MW Dictionary
ditzy: valid Scrabble Word in International Collins CSW Dictionary

Words With Friends Score: 17

ditzy: valid Words With Friends Word