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Synonyms for tizzy


Grammar : Noun
Spell : tiz-ee
Phonetic Transcription : ˈtɪz i

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Définition of tizzy

Origin :
  • 1935, American English colloquial, of uncertain origin, perhaps related to slang tizzy "sixpence piece" (1804), a corruption of tester, a name for the coin (see tester (n.2)).
  • noun anger
Example sentences :
  • As soon as Mike started bluffing, the robot went into a tizzy.
  • Extract from : « Unwise Child » by Gordon Randall Garrett
  • Find the value of a 'bob,' a 'tanner,' a 'joey,' and a 'tizzy.'
  • Extract from : « The Further Adventures of Mr. Verdant Green, an Oxford Under-Graduate » by Cuthbert Bede
  • Find the value of a 'bob,' a 'tanner,' 'a joey,' and a 'tizzy.'
  • Extract from : « The Adventures of Mr. Verdant Green, Vols. I to III » by Cuthbert Bede
  • "And lose the tizzy they've promised us," said he of the hoe.
  • Extract from : « Castle Richmond » by Anthony Trollope
  • This meant he would lay out the tizzy, or kick, provided that his bed was furnished with sheets.
  • Extract from : « When Ghost Meets Ghost » by William Frend De Morgan
  • Why, look 'e here, my trump, its a farden more to the tizzy—that's what it is.
  • Extract from : « A Budget of Paradoxes, Volume II (of II) » by Augustus de Morgan
  • Tom,” said Tizzy, addressing her father across the table, “I hope you had a good run to-day.
  • Extract from : « The O'Conors of Castle Conor » by Anthony Trollope
  • "I dink dot boetry vos make me tizzy already," came from Hans, as he sat down on a nearby chair, his face growing suddenly pale.
  • Extract from : « The Rover Boys on Treasure Isle » by Edward Stratemeyer (AKA Arthur M. Winfield)
  • I haven't a shilling but what comes through his fingers; an' drat the tizzy he'll gi' me till he knows the reason why.'
  • Extract from : « Uncle Silas » by J. S. LeFanu
  • But I'm in a bad fix anyhow—a regular sell it's been, and I can't get a tizzy out of him.
  • Extract from : « Uncle Silas » by J. S. LeFanu

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