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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 doozie.
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doozie — /dooh zee/, n., v., doozied, dooziing. Informal. n. 1. Also, doozer /dooh zeuhr/. something that is extraordinary or outstanding of its kind: The storm was a doozie, with winds of fifty miles an hour. v.i. 2. doozie up, to make more attractive or … Universalium
doozie — /dooh zee/, n., v., doozied, dooziing. Informal. n. 1. Also, doozer /dooh zeuhr/. something that is extraordinary or outstanding of its kind: The storm was a doozie, with winds of fifty miles an hour. v.i. 2. doozie up, to make more attractive or … Useful english dictionary
doozie — Canadian Slang something really big or spectacular. The thunderstorm was a real dewzie. something spectacular or huge.That thunderstorm was a real doozie … English dialects glossary
doozie — noun see doozy … New Collegiate Dictionary
doozie — n something or someone very impressive, remarkable or exceptional; a hum dinger . This is probably an invented word (though some authorities derive it from a spectacular pre World War II car, the Duesenburg ). The term is certainly American in… … Contemporary slang
doozie — n. something wonderful or extraordinary, something unique, something that is outstanding of its type … English contemporary dictionary
doozie — noun (C) AmE informal something that is so good, bad, strange etc that you can hardly believe it: I ve heard lies before, but that one was a real doozy! … Longman dictionary of contemporary English
doozie — doo•zie [[t]ˈdu zi[/t]] also doo•zer( zər) n. Informal. cvb inf something remarkable of its kind • Etymology: 1925–30, amer.; earlier also dozy, of uncert. orig … From formal English to slang
doozie — Go to doosie … Dictionary of American slang and colloquial expressions
Scoop and Doozie — is a late 1990s television show about the everyday lives of Doozie, an orange toy bulldozer, Scoop, a yellow toy excavator, and Axel, a blue and red dumptruck, aimed at preschoolers and kindergarteners. It uses skillful puppetry and live videos… … Wikipedia
