ditz

English

Etymology

Back-formation from ditzy.

Pronunciation

  • (UK) IPA(key): /dɪts/
  • Audio (Southern England):(file)
  • Rhymes: -ɪts

Noun

ditz (plural ditzes)

  1. (informal, somewhat derogatory) A scatterbrained person, especially a woman.
    Synonym: airhead
    • 2019 July 11, Ej Dickson, quoting Vito Gesualdi, “Is Belle Delphine, a.k.a. Bathwater Gamer Girl, the Greatest Troll On the Internet?”, in Rolling Stone‎[1]:
      It’s clear Belle Delphine is playing a character: the empty-headed gamer girl ditz who floats around spreading love and magic wherever she goes,” says Vito.
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