doozy

Or doo·zie

[doo-zee]

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.

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

/ ˈduːzɪ /

noun

1. slang,  something excellent

   the plot's a doozy

Word History and Origins

Origin of doozy¹

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

Bear markets are educational, but the tuition is a doozy.

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And the story of Wings is a doozy, to put it mildly.

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Saturday’s 11-inning epic between the Dodgers and Blue Jays was a true doozy.

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It took two months, but we finally have our first "gate" of the second Trump administration: "Signalgate" — and it's a doozy.

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His energy as ringmaster has flagged at times — the pandemic was a doozy — but “I honestly don’t see any reason to stop at this point,” Aukerman says.

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