| 词汇 | that-s a doozy |
| 词源 | that’s a doozy. Said of something splendid, outstanding, as in “That’s a doozy [of a striped bass you caught].” The term was common in the 1940s and 1950s but is less frequently heard to- day. It is first recorded in 1903 and is probably an alteration of daisy, influenced by the last name of the great Italian actress Eleonora Duse (1859–1924), who was indeed a doozy of a per- former. It can also mean something outstandingly bad, as in “That’s a doozy of a cut you got.” |
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