tizzy

[ tiz-ee ]

noun

, plural tiz·zies.

1. Slang.
   1. a dither.
   2. a nervous, excited, or distracted state.
2. British Obsolete. a sixpence.

tizzy

/ ˈtɪzɪ /

noun

1. informal.
   a state of confusion, anxiety, or excitement Also calledtizztiz-wozˈtɪzˌwɒz

Word History and Origins

Origin of tizzy¹

First recorded in 1795–1805; origin uncertain

Word History and Origins

Origin of tizzy¹

C19: of unknown origin

Example Sentences

When the pandemic took hold of much of the world it sent industries and consumer habits into a tizzy.

From Digiday

They sent paleontologists into a tizzy, who though the tracks belonged to a carnivorous dinosaur—a creature larger than any other predator of its time.

From Popular-Science

Mention of iOS 15 was only a footnote, but updates like Hide My Email and other privacy related features have advertisers in a tizzy as Apple continues its crackdown on data privacy.

From Digiday

Facebook’s latest change in its mobile ads business has marketers in a tizzy but the reality is it may not be that bad — at least for most of them.

From Digiday

Tesla CEO Elon Musk sent the cryptocurrency world into a tizzy this weekend with a series of tweets about Bitcoin and a lesser-known currency called Dogecoin.

From Fortune

The reality TV mogul bared her butt—and everything else, too—for Paper Magazine in a spread that sent Twitter into a tizzy.

From The Daily Beast

I arrive at twelve-twenty-five and the secretaries are in a tizzy.

From The Daily Beast

Right-wing conservatives were in a tizzy over Coca Cola's new ad.

From The Daily Beast

The tizzy over the storyline was already whipped and then abated over in the U.K., where the episode aired months ago.

From The Daily Beast

The suspension of 33 high schoolers for a homemade ‘twerking’ video has sent the Internet into a butt-thumping tizzy.

From The Daily Beast

“But he lets Tizzy keep with them the whole day,” said she, whispering.

From Project Gutenberg

"I dink dot boetry vos make me tizzy already," came from Hans, as he sat down on a nearby chair, his face growing suddenly pale.

From Project Gutenberg

I haven't a shilling but what comes through his fingers; an' drat the tizzy he'll gi' me till he knows the reason why.'

From Project Gutenberg

Why, look 'e here, my trump, its a farden more to the tizzy—that's what it is.

From Project Gutenberg

But that little imp Tizzy walked round deliberately, looked at my heels, and then walked back again.

From Project Gutenberg

Related Words

• agitation
• disorientation
• dither
• flap
• fluster
• lather