tizzy
Pronunciations
-
/ˈtɪzi/
Noun
A state of nervous excitement, confusion, or distress; a dither.
Usage- Colloquial
- Examples
-
to be in a tizzy
That Todd Evergreen. The reclusive, twenty-two-year-old, overnight billionaire whose very existence has put us all in a tizzy.
More examples (1)
The Chatbots Are Here, and the Internet Industry Is in a Tizzy [title]
A sixpence; a tester.
Usage- UK usage
- Archaic
- Slang
- Examples
-
Down with the stumpy; a tizzy for a pot of half-and-half.
More examples (1)
Tadpole holds out, but between threats and cajoleries at length sells half for one shilling and sixpence — about a fifth of its fair market value; however, he is glad to realize anything, and, as he wisely remarks, "Wanderer mayn't win, and the tizzy is safe anyhow."
Noun
an excited state of agitation
- Broader terms
- Examples
-
he was in a dither
there was a terrible flap about the theft
Word forms
tizziestissy