woozy
[woo-zee, woo z-ee]
- stupidly confused; muddled: woozy from a blow on the head.
- physically out of sorts, as with dizziness, faintness, or slight nausea: He felt woozy after the flu.
- drunken.
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Origin of woozy
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Contemporary Examples
My eyes were woozy as I woke up, and I saw these spindly, veiny legs in slippers and a nightgown.
Bruce Dern’s Long, Strange Trip to Leading Man in Alexander Payne’s ‘Nebraska’Marlow Stern
November 13, 2013
Somewhere along the way he had likely started feeling bad—light-headed or woozy.
She tells of surrendering to the “woozy charms” of wine coolers and passing out drunk.
Historical Examples
"I agree with you," said the Woozy, wagging his square head.
The Lost Princess of OzL. Frank Baum
"We will have to go back, I suppose," said the Woozy, with a sigh.
The Lost Princess of OzL. Frank Baum
The Woozy sat upon his square haunches to examine Hank with care.
The Lost Princess of OzL. Frank Baum
The Magician wants me to get three hairs from the end of a Woozy's tail.
The Patchwork Girl of OzL. Frank Baum
"They are my sole ornaments, my prettiest feature," said the Woozy, uneasily.
The Patchwork Girl of OzL. Frank Baum
woozy
- dazed or confused
- experiencing dizziness, nausea, etc
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Word Origin
C19: perhaps from a blend of woolly + muzzy or dizzy
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Word Origin and History for woozy
adj.
1897, "muddled or dazed, as with drink," American English colloquial, variant of oozy "muddy," or an alteration of boozy.
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