tizzy
Americannoun
PLURAL
tizzies-
Slang.
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a dither.
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a nervous, excited, or distracted state.
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British Obsolete. a sixpence.
noun
"Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged" 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012Etymology
Origin of tizzy
First recorded in 1795–1805; origin uncertain
Example Sentences
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Even when Agnes does something outlandish or implausible — turning up on foot at Gavin’s door in a tizzy is one of her curious quirks — it feels true to the character.
From Los Angeles Times
But it isn’t just the men that have Agathe in a tizzy.
From Los Angeles Times
I tend to loathe the way these four-quadrant movies invent subhuman villains — robots, aliens, bug-things and the like — so that the good guys can bash their brains in without a moral tizzy.
From Los Angeles Times
Altman shared his anime cricketer avatar on X on Thursday, sending Indian social media users into a tizzy.
From BBC
From the moment Aaron Judge sent the raucous crowd into a game-long tizzy when he angrily reacted to being hit in the hand by a third-inning Hudson pitch, the Yankees attacked.
From Los Angeles Times
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