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dizzy

UK/ˈdɪzi/ US/ˈdɪzi/ fairly common slang uk
adjective (2) verb (1)

adjective

1.

having or causing a whirling sensation; liable to falling

  • “had a dizzy spell”
  • “a dizzy pinnacle”
  • “had a headache and felt giddy”
  • “a giddy precipice”
  • “feeling woozy from the blow on his head”
  • “a vertiginous climb up the face of the cliff”
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2.

lacking seriousness; given to frivolity

  • “a dizzy blonde”
  • “light-headed teenagers”
  • “silly giggles”
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verb

1.

make dizzy or giddy

  • “a dizzying pace”

Origin

From Middle English dysy, desy, dusi, from Old English dysiġ (“stupid, foolish”), from Proto-West Germanic *dusīg (“stunned; dazed”). Akin to West Frisian dize (“fog”), Dutch deusig, duizig (“dizzy”), duizelig (“dizzy”), German dösig (“sleepy; stupid”).

Phrases

  • dizzy bat
  • dizzy izzy
  • dizzy limit

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