Doozy Definition

do͝ozē
doozies
noun
Anything outstanding of its kind.
Webster's New World

(US) Something that is extraordinary. Often used in the context of troublesome, difficult or problematic, but can be used positively as well.

Most of the test was easy, but the last question was a doozy.
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Other Word Forms of Doozy

Noun

Singular:
doozy
Plural:
doozies

Origin of Doozy

  • Probably alteration of daisy splendid person or thing (perhaps influenced by the name of Eleonora Duse (1858–1924), Italian actress)

    From American Heritage Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition

  • Perhaps from daisy (the flower), the name of Italian Actress Eleonora Duse, or the Duesenberg automobile manufacturer.

    From Wiktionary

Doozy Sentence Examples

  • According to National Weather, this is a doozy of a storm.

  • But every so often we find a real doozy.

  • According to the National Weather Service, this is a doozy of a storm.

  • And from what I've heard, the hot cake market is quite a doozy.

  • Information CUSU Update CUSU have another doozy of an update this week, with all kinds of craziness and stuff.

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