ditz
Americannoun
noun
Etymology
Origin of ditz
First recorded in 1975–80; back formation from ditzy
Example Sentences
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Grande has practiced doing this kind of lovable ditz since her teen years on Nickelodeon and I’m not sure if she can play any other kind of part.
From Los Angeles Times • Nov. 18, 2025
Gilda Radner, a comic on “Saturday Night Live,” invented a new caricature: Baba Wawa, a funny-talking ditz.
From Washington Post • Dec. 30, 2022
For her performance, Griffith channeled Judy Holliday, that delirious, sharp-clawed ditz from Singing in the Rain, while Weaver tapped the steel strength of Rosalind Russell.
From The Guardian • Dec. 17, 2018
A central problem is that Phoebe is a ditz.
From New York Times • Nov. 5, 2018
He gives amazing speeches, writes fantastic op-eds and now newspaper features, spearheads community warmth drives...and he dates a manipulative ditz.
From "The Running Dream" by Wendelin Van Draanen
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