ditz

noun

ˈdits How to pronounce ditz (audio)
Synonyms of ditznext
: a ditzy person

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Examples of ditz in a Sentence

I felt like a total ditz for forgetting about the appointment
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Rather than stay pigeonholed as a ditz, Simpson (who just released new music for the first time in 15 years) went on to launch her own fashion brand, which hit $1 billion in sales in 2015 and is still going strong today. — Ew Staff, EW.com, 20 Mar. 2025 Instead, she was cast as the lovable ditz on Nickelodeon’s Victorious, which unexpectedly thrust her to a kind of teen idol status. — Lacey Rose, The Hollywood Reporter, 3 Sep. 2019

Word History

First Known Use

1978, in the meaning defined above

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The first known use of ditz was in 1978

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“Ditz.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/ditz. Accessed 9 Apr. 2025.

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