2 September 2015

tizzy

[tiz-ee]

noun, plural tizzies.

1. Slang.
a dither.
a nervous, excited, or distracted state.

2. British Obsolete. a sixpence.

Origin of tizzy

1795-1805; origin uncertain

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Examples from the Web for tizzy

Contemporary Examples

Boxee has all the Web nerds in a tizzy, and it’s because it’s going to change the game.
The Next Year in Media
Rachel Sklar
January 2, 2010

Right-wing conservatives were in a tizzy over Coca Cola’s new ad.
Rage Against the Coke Machine
Jamelle Bouie
February 2, 2014

I arrive at twelve-twenty-five and the secretaries are in a tizzy.
Alfred Hitchcock’s Fade to Black: The Great Director’s Final Days
David Freeman
December 12, 2014

Today’s quote

As you walk upon the sacred earth, treat each step as a prayer.

– Black Elk

On this day

2 – 5 September 1666 – Great Fire of London. It destroyed 13,200 homes, leaving 70,000 of the 80,000 inhabitants homeless, 87 churches, St Paul’s Cathedral.

2 September 1752 – last day of the Julian calendar as the British Empire adopts the Gregorian calendar. To balance the books, the next 10 days (3 – 13 September) are written off so the Gregorian commences on 14 September, which should have been 3 September in the Julian calendar.

2 September 1945 – Japan signs the ‘Instrument of Surrender’, on the USS Missouri, bringing World War II to an end.

2 September 1951 – Australia, New Zealand and United States sign the ANZUS Security Treaty, a defence pact.

2 September 1973 – death of J.R.R. Tolkien, author of ‘The Hobbit‘ and ‘Lord of the Rings‘. Born 3 January 1892.