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

(UK) IPA^(key): /ˈdɪtsi/

Adjective

ditzy (comparative ditzier, superlative ditziest)

(informal) Silly or scatterbrained, usually of a 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)

Portuguese: avoado (pt) m
Romanian: cu mintea în altă parte, buimac (ro)
Russian: легкомы́сленный (ru) m (lexkomýslennyj)