"ditz" meaning in English

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Noun

IPA: /dɪts/ [UK] Audio: LL-Q1860 (eng)-Vealhurl-ditz.wav [Southern-England] 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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