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doozy

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doo·zy or doo·zie  (dz)
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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But there's still one last challenge for the new bearers of Worcester's poetry slam mantle, and it's a doozy.
Poetry challenge by Telegram & Gazette (Worcester, MA)
and Cheyenne are the gay rights groundhogs that I hope they are, we're in for one doozy of a spring.
Editor's letter by Barrett, Jon / The Advocate (The national gay & lesbian newsmagazine)
Last week, Council Speaker Christine Quinn hurled a doozy of a bad idea into the air; we’re hoping common sense knocks this turkey down before it grows wings and thinks it can fly.
How Not to Tax the Rich by The New York Observer / The New York Observer
 
 
 
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