"ditz" meaning in All languages combined

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Noun [English]

IPA: /dɪts/ [UK] Audio: LL-Q1860 (eng)-Vealhurl-ditz.wav Forms: ditzes [plural]
Rhymes: -ɪts Etymology: Back-formation from ditzy. Etymology templates: {{back-formation|en|ditzy}} Back-formation from ditzy Head templates: {{en-noun}} ditz (plural ditzes)
  1. (informal) A scatterbrained person, especially a woman. Tags: informal Categories (topical): People, Stock characters Synonyms: airhead

Inflected forms

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    {
      "args": {
        "1": "en",
        "2": "ditzy"
      },
      "expansion": "Back-formation from ditzy",
      "name": "back-formation"
    }
  ],
  "etymology_text": "Back-formation from ditzy.",
  "forms": [
    {
      "form": "ditzes",
      "tags": [
        "plural"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "head_templates": [
    {
      "args": {},
      "expansion": "ditz (plural ditzes)",
      "name": "en-noun"
    }
  ],
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  "lang_code": "en",
  "pos": "noun",
  "senses": [
    {
      "categories": [
        {
          "kind": "other",
          "name": "English back-formations",
          "parents": [],
          "source": "w"
        },
        {
          "kind": "other",
          "name": "English entries with incorrect language header",
          "parents": [
            "Entries with incorrect language header",
            "Entry maintenance"
          ],
          "source": "w"
        },
        {
          "kind": "other",
          "name": "Pages with 1 entry",
          "parents": [],
          "source": "w"
        },
        {
          "kind": "other",
          "name": "Pages with entries",
          "parents": [],
          "source": "w"
        },
        {
          "kind": "topical",
          "langcode": "en",
          "name": "People",
          "orig": "en:People",
          "parents": [
            "Human",
            "All topics",
            "Fundamental"
          ],
          "source": "w"
        },
        {
          "kind": "topical",
          "langcode": "en",
          "name": "Stock characters",
          "orig": "en:Stock characters",
          "parents": [
            "Fictional characters",
            "Fiction",
            "Artistic works",
            "Art",
            "Culture",
            "Society",
            "All topics",
            "Fundamental"
          ],
          "source": "w"
        }
      ],
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        "A scatterbrained person, especially a woman."
      ],
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      "links": [
        [
          "scatterbrained",
          "scatterbrained"
        ]
      ],
      "raw_glosses": [
        "(informal) A scatterbrained person, especially a woman."
      ],
      "synonyms": [
        {
          "word": "airhead"
        }
      ],
      "tags": [
        "informal"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "sounds": [
    {
      "ipa": "/dɪts/",
      "tags": [
        "UK"
      ]
    },
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    },
    {
      "rhymes": "-ɪts"
    }
  ],
  "word": "ditz"
}
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      "args": {
        "1": "en",
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      },
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    }
  ],
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  "forms": [
    {
      "form": "ditzes",
      "tags": [
        "plural"
      ]
    }
  ],
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    {
      "args": {},
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    }
  ],
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        "English countable nouns",
        "English entries with incorrect language header",
        "English informal terms",
        "English lemmas",
        "English nouns",
        "Pages with 1 entry",
        "Pages with entries",
        "Rhymes:English/ɪts",
        "Rhymes:English/ɪts/1 syllable",
        "en:People",
        "en:Stock characters"
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "A scatterbrained person, especially a woman."
      ],
      "links": [
        [
          "scatterbrained",
          "scatterbrained"
        ]
      ],
      "raw_glosses": [
        "(informal) A scatterbrained person, especially a woman."
      ],
      "tags": [
        "informal"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "sounds": [
    {
      "ipa": "/dɪts/",
      "tags": [
        "UK"
      ]
    },
    {
      "audio": "LL-Q1860 (eng)-Vealhurl-ditz.wav",
      "mp3_url": "https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/transcoded/e/eb/LL-Q1860_%28eng%29-Vealhurl-ditz.wav/LL-Q1860_%28eng%29-Vealhurl-ditz.wav.mp3",
      "ogg_url": "https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/transcoded/e/eb/LL-Q1860_%28eng%29-Vealhurl-ditz.wav/LL-Q1860_%28eng%29-Vealhurl-ditz.wav.ogg"
    },
    {
      "rhymes": "-ɪts"
    }
  ],
  "synonyms": [
    {
      "word": "airhead"
    }
  ],
  "word": "ditz"
}

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