doozy

American  

[doo-zee] / ˈdu zi /

Or doozie

noun

plural

doozies

1. Also doozer something that is extraordinary or outstanding of its kind.

   The storm was a doozy, with winds of fifty miles an hour.

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verb phrase

1. doozy up to make more attractive or appealing, as by adding features or ornaments, cleaning or repairing, or clothing brightly.

   You'll have to doozy up the house before you can sell it.

doozy British  

/ ˈduːzɪ /

noun

1. slang something excellent

   the plot's a doozy

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Etymology

Origin of doozy

First recorded in 1925–30, of uncertain origin; sometimes associated with the Duesenburg, a luxury auto, though the variant dozy precedes the appearance of the car in 1920

Example Sentences

The storm is such a doozy that it qualifies as a nor’easter, a bomb cyclone and a blizzard, meteorologists said.

From The Wall Street Journal

Will you be surprised to learn he carries with him a dark secret, or that his estranged wife, as opposed to the radiant daughter of the boat’s skipper, is one doozy of a femme fatale?

From The Wall Street Journal

This year could be a doozy at the world’s most powerful central bank.

From Barron's

As upswings go, this one has been a doozy.

From Barron's

Kevin O’Leary, the “Shark Tank” star with a superlative nickname, has his first acting role in the new film, and it’s a doozy.

From The Wall Street Journal