tizzy

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The worst case scenario that has them in a tizzy is the prospect of the Burmese junta acquiring nuclear arms or nuclear weapon technology from the Koreans.

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  1. noun Slang A state of nervous excitement or confusion; a dither.

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  • Monk in a tizzy was apt to sound exactly like Monk in terror. —  178 - The Swooning Lady
  • She'd spent most of the night in a mental tizzy, a state that had never afflicted her before. —  Rose in Bloom
  • If Rush is in a tizzy, then Obama must be doing something right. —  Think Progress
  • He's worked his leftist readers into a tizzy, and they're putting him over the top. —  Belmont Club
  • Feb 13, 2009, 06: 31 PM | by Kristen Baldwin in last night's episode of 30 Rock has gotten the blogosphere in a tizzy -- has Tina Fey's Emmy-winning sitcom completely sold out to egregious product placement? —  Entertainment Weekly's Hollywood Insider
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