ditzy

Definitions

Silly or scatterbrained, usually of a young woman.

informal

Equivalents

Examples

“The guy tossed some cash on the counter, then left with the ditzy girl and Abigail's fan.”

“[…] —and she'd smile⟳ like⟳ a primly mischievous Japanese girl, or like⟳ some slyly ditzy ingenue on a talk⟳ show⟳, all the while watching her interrogator try⟳ to fathom (though sometimes they were pretty dim and just said, “Oh”) the surprising cleverness of her answer⟳.”

“After hiring a crew of young guys and gals including loyal Jo, unlucky-in-love Frankie, strapping Bob, wisecracking Dee Dee, ditzy blonde Jonesy and titian-haired Penny, the gang drives up to the lodge.”

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