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
Gilda Radner, a comic on “Saturday Night Live,” invented a new caricature: Baba Wawa, a funny-talking ditz.
From Washington Post
This time the ditz is Muriel Tate, a New Jersey woman who comes to the Plaza to see, for the first time in nearly 17 years, her high school boyfriend, Jesse Kiplinger.
From New York Times
After a lifetime of arriving late, missing deadlines and having friends call her a ditz, Leslie Crawford wanted to know whether her chronic distraction meant she had attention-deficit/hyperactivity disorder, ADHD.
From Washington Post
Gracie tries to convince George she’s not a ditz.
From Los Angeles Times
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