tizzy

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/ˈtɪzi/

Definition of tizzy

2 senses · 1 part of speech · etymology included

noun

(colloquial)A state of nervous excitement, confusion, or distress; a dither.

“to be in a tizzy”
“That Todd Evergreen. The reclusive, twenty-two-year-old, overnight billionaire whose very existence has put us all in a tizzy.”
“The Chatbots Are Here, and the Internet Industry Is in a Tizzy [title]”

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noun

(colloquial)A state of nervous excitement, confusion, or distress; a dither.

“to be in a tizzy”
“That Todd Evergreen. The reclusive, twenty-two-year-old, overnight billionaire whose very existence has put us all in a tizzy.”
“The Chatbots Are Here, and the Internet Industry Is in a Tizzy [title]”
(UK, archaic, slang)A sixpence; a tester.

“Down with the stumpy; a tizzy for a pot of half-and-half.”
“Tadpole holds out, but between threats and cajoleries at length sells half for one shilling and sixpence — about a fifth of its fair market value; however, he is glad to realize anything, and, as he wisely remarks, "Wanderer mayn't win, and the tizzy is safe anyhow."”

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Unknown. American, 1935. Possibly related to tizzy (“sixpence coin”, slang), from tester (“sixpence coin”, slang). Compare also dizzy.

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