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- [dits]
- /dɪts/
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- US Pronunciation
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- [dits]
- /dɪts/
Definitions of ditz word
- noun ditz Slang. airhead2 . 1
- noun ditz A scatterbrained person. 1
- noun ditz a silly scatterbrained person 0
- noun ditz a person thought of as being flighty, eccentric, silly, etc. 0
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Origin of ditz
First appearance:
before 1980 One of the 1% newest English words
First recorded in 1980-85; back formation from ditzy
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Parts of speech for Ditz
noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
ditz popularity
A pretty common term. Usually people know it’s meaning, but prefer to use a more spread out synonym. About 68% of English native speakers know the meaning and use word.
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ditz usage trend in Literature
This diagram is provided by Google Ngram ViewerSynonyms for ditz
noun ditz
- dingbat — Slang. an eccentric, silly, or empty-headed person.
- ninny — a fool or simpleton.
- airhead — If you describe someone, especially a young woman, as an airhead, you are critical of them because you think they are not at all clever and are interested only in unimportant things.
- birdbrain — a foolish or unintelligent person
- fluffhead — (pejorative) A silly or vacuous person; an airhead.
Top questions with ditz
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