ditsy

[dit-see] /ˈdɪt si/
adjective, ditsier, ditsiest. Slang.
1.
flighty and easily confused; mildly or harmlessly eccentric.
Also, ditzy.
Origin
1975-80; expressive coinage, perhaps with elements of dotty1 and dizzy; cf. -sy
Examples from the web for ditsy
  • He teaches viewers--and the ditsy host--to make bread dough, pizzas, and sourdough starter.
British Dictionary definitions for ditsy

ditzy

/ˈdɪtsɪ/
adjective -zier, -ziest, -sier, -siest
1.
(slang) silly and scatterbrained
Word Origin
C20: perhaps from dotty + dizzy
Slang definitions & phrases for ditsy

ditzy

adjective

Vapid and frivolous; silly; airheaded: Charles Ruggles's ditsy bimbo/ Is there something in the air that makes Washington wives ditsy?

[mid-1970s+; perhaps a blending of dizzy and dotty]