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Dozy vs Doozy - What's the difference?

dozy | doozy |

As adjectives the difference between dozy and doozy

is that dozy is quite sleepy or tired while doozy is of high quality; remarkable; excellent.

As a noun doozy is

something that is extraordinary. Often used in the context of troublesome, difficult or problematic, but can be used positively as well.

dozy

English

Adjective

(er)
  • Quite sleepy or tired.
  • Intellectually slow.
    • Jim is a dozy child.
  • (carpentry) Decaying, rotten, spongy (wood).

    • Synonyms

    * doty (rotten wood)

    doozy

    English

    Alternative forms

    * doozie * duesy

    Noun

    (doozies)
  • (US) something that is extraordinary. Often used in the context of troublesome, difficult or problematic, but can be used positively as well.
    • Most of the test was easy, but the last question was a doozy .

    Synonyms

    * lulu

    Adjective

    (en-adjective)
  • (slang, dated) Of high quality; remarkable; excellent.
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  • (slang, US, archaic) Sporty, ostentatious, flashy.
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    • References

    * * "Doozy" in J.E. Lighter, Random House Historical Dictionary of American Slang volume 1, 1994.