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Definition of Doozie
1. Noun. (American English) something that is extraordinary. Often used in the context of troublesome, difficult or problematic, but can be used positively as well. ¹
¹ Source: wiktionary.com
Definition of Doozie
1. doozy [n -S] - See also: doozy
Lexicographical Neighbors of Doozie
Literary usage of Doozie
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. New Letters and Memorials of Jane Welsh Carlyle: Annotated by Thomas Carlyle by Jane Welsh Carlyle, Thomas Carlyle (1903)
"The confusions of Dumfries, after whirling round in my brain a while like a
dingle- doozie,* faster and faster, were going black out, and I was falling into ..."
2. The Artichoke Trail: A Guide to Vegetarian Restaurants, Organic Food Stores by James A Frost (2000)
"Dinner is a doozie. Four courses are served, starting with a fresh dinner salad
consisting of greens and vegetables culled from the couple's garden ..."
3. Modern Scottish Poets: With Biographical and Critical Notices by David Herschell Edwards (1886)
"... big an' bricht, Watchin' the doozie licht, Some heart is wae the nicht,
Somebody's carin'. Gude ken'a there's mair nor ane, Oot in the rain an' din, ..."
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