"zizzy" meaning in English

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Adjective

Forms: more zizzy [comparative], most zizzy [superlative]
Etymology: From zizz + -y. Etymology templates: {{suffix|en|zizz|y}} zizz + -y Head templates: {{en-adj}} zizzy (comparative more zizzy, superlative most zizzy)
  1. (informal) Zazzy; flashy; eye-catching. Tags: informal
    Sense id: en-zizzy-en-adj-E6iyDx1Z
  2. (informal) Tingling. Tags: informal
    Sense id: en-zizzy-en-adj-oMGitE34 Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, English terms suffixed with -y, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 30 70 Disambiguation of English terms suffixed with -y: 12 88 Disambiguation of Pages with 1 entry: 10 90 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 6 94
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          "ref": "1973, Punch:",
          "text": "The irrepressible and arguably irredeemable Al Capp, an expansive, mature and very regular citizen from New Haven, Connecticut, is a man with a facility for open, cynical wise-cracks, a man who knows a zizzy pin-stripe when he sees one […]",
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          "ref": "2012, Wendy Perriam, Born of Woman:",
          "text": "A week ago, she had daubed them all with body paint—Hugh and Robert red with spots, even the solemn Charles a zizzy green.",
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          "ref": "2012, Richard Ford, The Lay of the Land:",
          "text": "I go to the window again in my terry-cloth robe, my heart pumping, a zizzy bee-sting quiver down my arms and legs, my bare feet cold on the floor planks.",
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