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Airhead vs Ditz - What's the difference?

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Ditz is a synonym of airhead.



As nouns the difference between airhead and ditz

is that airhead is a silly, foolish or unintelligent person while ditz is a scatterbrained person, especially a woman.

airhead

English

Etymology 1

; having one's head filled with air instead of grey matter.

Noun

(en noun)
  • (pejorative) A silly, foolish or unintelligent person.
    • Synonyms
    * (silly person) bimbo, bubblehead, valley girl, dumb blonde,

    Etymology 2

    , by analogy with ''beachhead, bridgehead, railhead. ''

    Noun

    (en noun)
  • A landing area for aircraft for supplying an operation, military or other, usually temporary.
  • (military) An area of hostile territory that has been seized by paratroopers or helicopter-based troops to ensure the further landing of troops and/or materiel.
    • Related terms
    * beachhead * bridgehead * railhead

    ditz

    English

    Noun

    (es)
  • (informal) A scatterbrained person, especially a woman.

    • Derived terms

    * ditzy

    Synonyms

    * airhead