English
ditzy
Pronunciation
  • (British) IPA: /ˈdɪtsi/
Adjective

ditzy (comparative ditzier, superlative ditziest)

  1. (informal) Silly or scatterbrained, usually of a young woman.
    • 2011, Ellen Block, The Definition of Wind: A Novel, Bantam (ISBN 9780440423386), page 31 ↗:
      The guy tossed some cash on the counter, then left with the ditzy girl and Abigail's fan.
    • 2013, Francisco Goldman, The Long Night of White Chickens, Grove Press (ISBN 9780802144607), Seven ↗:
      […] —and she'd smile like a primly mischievous Japanese girl, or like some slyly ditzy ingenue on a talk show, all the while watching her interrogator try to fathom (though sometimes they were pretty dim and just said, “Oh”) the surprising cleverness of her answer.
    • 2015, Thomas Lisanti, Hollywood Surf and Beach Movies: The First Wave, 1959–1969, McFarland (ISBN 9781476601427), page 262 ↗:
      After hiring a crew of young guys and gals including loyal Jo, unlucky-in-love Frankie, strapping Bob, wisecracking Dee Dee, ditzy blonde Jonesy and titian-haired Penny, the gang drives up to the lodge.
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