doo·zy or doo·zie (d  z )n. pl. doo·zies Slang Something extraordinary or bizarre: "Among the delicious names taken by, or given to, minor political parties in the United States . . . are these doozies: Quids, Locofocos, Barnburners, Coodies, Hunkies, Bucktails" (Saturday Review). [Possibly blend of daisy and Duesenberg, a luxury car of the late 1920s and 1930s.] |
doozy [ˈduːzɪ]
n pl -zies
Slang something excellent the plot's a doozy
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