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woozy

[ woo-zee, woo z-ee ]
/ ˈwu zi, ˈwʊz i /
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adjective, wooz·i·er, wooz·i·est.

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

1895–1900, Americanism; perhaps short for boozy-woozy, rhyming compound based on boozy
Related formswooz·i·ly, adverbwooz·i·ness, noun
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woozy

/ (ˈwuːzɪ) /

adjective woozier or wooziest informal

dazed or confused
experiencing dizziness, nausea, etc
Derived Formswoozily, adverbwooziness, noun

Word Origin for woozy

C19: perhaps from a blend of woolly + muzzy or dizzy
Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012

Word Origin and History for woozy

woozy

adj.

1897, "muddled or dazed, as with drink," American English colloquial, variant of oozy "muddy," or an alteration of boozy.

Online Etymology Dictionary, © 2010 Douglas Harper