tizzy

noun

tiz·​zy ˈti-zē How to pronounce tizzy (audio)
plural tizzies
: a highly excited and distracted state of mind

Examples of tizzy in a Sentence

She's always getting in a tizzy over minor things. all in a tizzy because she can't find her car keys
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Just two months after sending the internet into a tizzy with the release of Nutty Buddy Creme Pies, the beloved snack brand is at it again with a new twist on a classic—if the rumors are true. Meghan Overdeep, Southern Living, 31 Mar. 2025 That was enough to send the Barron Trump fan base into a tizzy. Swapna Venugopal Ramaswamy, USA TODAY, 20 Mar. 2025 By presidential order, thousands of pages of documents related to the John F. Kennedy assassination, many never before seen, were released on March 18, sending historians and conspiracy theorists into a tizzy late into Tuesday night. Matthew Adams, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 19 Mar. 2025 No wonder the market is in a tizzy trying to digest all of this. Kelly Evans, CNBC, 4 Mar. 2025 See All Example Sentences for tizzy

Word History

Etymology

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First Known Use

1935, in the meaning defined above

Time Traveler
The first known use of tizzy was in 1935

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“Tizzy.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/tizzy. Accessed 12 Apr. 2025.

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tizzy

noun
tiz·​zy ˈtiz-ē How to pronounce tizzy (audio)
plural tizzies
: a very excited and mixed-up state of mind

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