Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

ditz

/dɪts/

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 1.77 in modern English

Syllables: ditz
IPA: /dɪts/

14

Scrabble Score

4

Letters

1

Syllables

4

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

A scatterbrained person, especially a woman.

Derogatory; Informal

Example Sentences

"2008, January 28, One Piece, Eiichero Oda, Episode 295, Five Namis? Nami Strikes Back With Mirages! Gonin no Nami? Hangeki wa Shinkirou to Tomo ni! (5人のナミ? 反撃は蜃気楼とともに!): [English captions, Nami] She's a ditz."
"It’s clear Belle Delphine is playing a character: the empty-headed gamer girl ditz who floats around spreading love and magic wherever she goes,” says Vito."
"Crystal says, “I had to become almost a cartoon of vapid femininity to explain why I was so outof it. I couldn’t be good at being a person, but I could be good at being a girl. And my girly-ness could explain why I was so dumb at math and so bad at people. She’s such a ditz.”"

Etymology

Back-formation from ditzy.

Regional Pronunciation

British English: /dɪts/

Usage

Inflected Forms

ditzes (plural)

Synonyms

airhead

Rhymes With

it's its gets hits fits bits sits tits admits permits kits pits

Questions

How do you pronounce ditz?: The recorded pronunciation is /dɪts/.
What does ditz mean?: A scatterbrained person, especially a woman.
Where does ditz come from?: Back-formation from ditzy.

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