ditzy
Americanadjective
adjective
Etymology
Origin of ditzy
First recorded in 1970–75; expressive coinage, perhaps with elements of dizzy and dotty; cf. -sy
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Shannon Crowley’s high soprano captured Bailey’s ditzy kindness; tenor Logan Wagner embodied José’s eager theater-kid ambition and insecurity.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Mar. 2, 2026
His longtime prescriptions of fresh food, sunshine, regular exercise and meditation are now widely accepted building blocks of health, and are no longer the sole province of ditzy L.A. hippies.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jan. 13, 2026
The ditzy character was originally played by Amanda Seyfried in the 2004 film, but Avantika joins a new cast and thinks it can "break stereotypes".
From BBC ● Jan. 29, 2024
Whitney Cummings rounds out the cast as Samantha, the ditzy groupie-next-door who knows more than she’s letting on.
From Seattle Times ● Feb. 23, 2022
With certain people, mainly grown-ups and silly boys, pretending to be a ditzy princess made getting what she wanted a whole lot easier.
From "Escape from Mr. Lemoncello's Library" by Chris Grabenstein
That's exactly what I'm going for, just trying too hard and coming off as even ditzier than she actually was.
From Slate ● Oct. 16, 2012
The clip reels for Mindy, on which Kaling plays a doctor who is, impossibly, ditzier than The Office’s Kelly Kapoor, played to a tepid response.
From Slate ● May 15, 2012
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