ditz

ditz |dits dɪts | ▶noun informal a scatterbrained person. ORIGIN 1970s: back-formation from ditzy .

ditzy

dit zy |ˈditsē ˈdɪtsi |(also ditsy ) ▶adjective informal silly or scatterbrained: don't tell me my ditzy secretary didn't send you an invitation! DERIVATIVES dit zi ness noun ORIGIN 1970s: of unknown origin.

ditz

ditz ▶noun N. Amer. informal a scatterbrained person. ORIGIN 1970s: back-formation from ditzy .

ditzy

ditzy |ˈdɪtsi |(also ditsy ) ▶adjective ( ditzier, ditziest; ditsier, ditsiest ) N. Amer. informal silly or scatterbrained: don't tell me my ditzy secretary didn't send you an invitation! DERIVATIVES ditziness noun ORIGIN 1970s: of unknown origin.

ditzy, ditsy

ditzy, ditsy adjective informal she's almost too convincing in the part of the ditzy secretary: silly, foolish, giddy, lightheaded, scatterbrained, featherbrained, harebrained, empty-headed, vacuous, stupid, brainless; skittish, flighty, fickle, capricious, whimsical, inconstant; informal dippy, dizzy, dopey.