Definitions
American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, Fourth Edition
- n. Slang A scatterbrained or eccentric person.
Wiktionary
- n. informal A scatterbrained person, especially a woman.
Etymologies
- Back-formation from ditzy. (Wiktionary)
- Back-formation from ditsy. (American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, Fourth Edition)
Examples
“That this unobservant, naïve and unresourceful ditz is supposed to be a covert C.I.A. operative, assigned to trace the flow of money from Islamic charities in Marrakech to terrorist groups, is patently absurd, as is the trajectory of the plot, which abruptly moves from the subjects of house parties and romantic triangles to those of rendition and torture.”
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“Before you scoff at the idea of him having feelings for a tone-deaf, entitled ditz, get this: He's not the only one with a Sugar craving.”
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“The Prine interview makes the editorial mistake of illustrating his reference to a naked "ditz" on an altar in the Ultra Violet sequence with footage of Brenda Scott in a similar situation, inadvertently denigrating his ex-wife and a serious actress.”
“Making the student such a ditz was a poor choice, since it means she can add little to the discussion, and he’s got no personality beyond “messy student geek”.”
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“It might be an invisible disability but sometimes I feel that I wear a sign around my head "ditz," "idiot," "don't take her seriously.”
“When it comes to Palin, there is no "chagrin on the left", only relief that the "ditz" wasn't voted into public office, representing the United States, what a fiasco that would have been.”
“That led to TMZ calling her a "ditz" and an "arrogant buffoon" for claiming that Sweden was a neutral country rather Switzerland during WWII.”
“TMZ. com later called her a "ditz" and an "arrogant buffoon" for saying Sweden instead of Switzerland when referring to the neutral country during WWII.”
“In this episode, not only do we see Sumi being trained to be a kawaii 'ditz' but there is also her first 'ditz' behaviour (O_O I almost choked on my glass of water in this "where are my glasses" scene!!!!)”
“Several times a day I come upon a" ditz "(male or female) traveling slower than everyone else in the left lane.”
Lists
These user-created lists contain the word ‘ditz’.
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scrabble j q x z 4 and 5 letter words
revising for a competition 30 games
in 24 hours
5-Letter words with J, X, Q or Z
J
X
ADDAX ADMIX AFFIX ANNEX ATAXY AUXIN AXELS AXIAL AXILE AXILS A...azan, azon, boxy, brux, buzz, calx, chez, coax, coxa, cozy, crux, czar and 152 more...
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Life is just a four-letter word
Everyone's got their favorites. Here are some of mine.
snit, hobo, minx, kiln, loll, pelf, yegg, ugly, bumf, brio, biro, haha and 92 more...
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Name-Calling for Fun and Profit
I figured out the thing all these terms have in common, besides that they can be used as insults. They all crack me up.
drip, yahoo, dweeb, nimrod, wanker, nincompoop, weasel, skank, fussbudget, dink, twit, guttersnipe and 125 more...
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vinyl's Words
deliverator, finna, metric fuckton, fag, hyphy, ginormous, sacrilicious, fantabulous, macaca, n-word, pterodactyl, genious and 560 more...
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stpeter's Words
abase, abasement, abashed, abdicate, aberrant, abeyance, abhor, abhorrent, abide, abject, ablation, abnegation and 3536 more...
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shortbig words
5letters or under
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loonie
Inspired by Peter Reading's "Euphemisms".
crackers, potty, loony, bonkers, nutty, screwy, ga-ga, dull, strange, do-lally, dopey, silly and 83 more...
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Way Less Than A Genius
...but way smarter than asphalt ;)
doofus, dope, dunce, dork, dingaling, idiot, fool, dodo, bonehead, futz, retard, ditz and 35 more...
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"Z" Words
Scrabble List
zyme, zori, zoos, zoon, zoom, zonk, zone, zoic, zoea, zits, ziti, zing and 76 more...
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I'm Surrounded by Idiots
Ways to say someone is stupid, inept, etc. (nouns)
idiot, moron, ignoramus, dummy, dumbass, stupid, bonehead, meathead, featherbrain, scatterbrain, dumb, twit and 60 more...
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