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woozy

[woo-zee, wooz-ee]

adjective

woozier, wooziest 
  1. stupidly confused; muddled; befuddled.

    woozy from a blow on the head.

  2. physically out of sorts, as with dizziness, faintness, or slight nausea.

    He felt woozy after the flu.

  3. drunken.



woozy

/ ˈɳːɪ /

adjective

  1. dazed or confused

  2. experiencing dizziness, nausea, etc

“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged” 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012
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Other Word Forms

  • woozily adverb
  • wooziness noun
  • ˈɴǴdzԱ noun
  • ˈɴǴdz adverb
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Word History and Origins

Origin of woozy1

An Americanism first recorded in 1895–1900; perhaps short for boozy-woozy, rhyming compound based on boozy
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Word History and Origins

Origin of woozy1

C19: perhaps from a blend of woolly + muzzy or dizzy
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Dowd, who had been woozy in the immediate aftermath of the play, left the game an inning later.

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When Lennon presented McCartney with “Strawberry Fields Forever,” a woozy reverie loosely based on his childhood, McCartney wrote his own memory piece, “Penny Lane.”

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The woman says in the lawsuit a waitress offered her a drink at the party that made her feel "woozy", so she went into a room to lie down.

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A waitress offered her a drink that made her feel "woozy", so she went into a room to lie down, according to the lawsuit.

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“It felt like the woozy feeling you get when you’re in an elevator,” she said.

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