Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

tizzy

/ˈtɪzi/

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 2.27 in modern English

Syllables: tizzy
IPA: /ˈtɪzi/

26

Scrabble Score

5

Letters

2

Syllables

4

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

A state of nervous excitement, confusion, or distress; a dither.

Colloquial

noun

A sixpence; a tester.

British usage; Archaic; Slang

Example Sentences

"to be in a tizzy"
"That Todd Evergreen. The reclusive, twenty-two-year-old, overnight billionaire whose very existence has put us all in a tizzy."
"The Chatbots Are Here, and the Internet Industry Is in a Tizzy [title]"
"Down with the stumpy; a tizzy for a pot of half-and-half."
"Tadpole holds out, but between threats and cajoleries at length sells half for one shilling and sixpence — about a fifth of its fair market value; however, he is glad to realize anything, and, as he wisely remarks, "Wanderer mayn't win, and the tizzy is safe anyhow.""

Etymology

Unknown. American, 1935. Possibly related to tizzy (“sixpence coin”, slang), from tester (“sixpence coin”, slang). Compare also dizzy.

Usage

Inflected Forms

tizzies (plural) tissy (alternative)

Phrases

in a tizzy in a dither

Frequently Paired Words

in a dither

Synonyms

dither pother fuss flap

Rhymes With

busy dizzy lizzie izzy lizzy rizzi bizzy izzi pizzi

Questions

How do you pronounce tizzy?: The recorded pronunciation is /ˈtɪzi/.
What does tizzy mean?: A state of nervous excitement, confusion, or distress; a dither.
Where does tizzy come from?: Unknown. American, 1935. Possibly related to tizzy (“sixpence coin”, slang), from tester (“sixpence coin”, slang). Compare also dizzy.

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