Meaning of doozy | Babel Free
ˈduːziDefinitions
Something that is extraordinary: often troublesome, difficult or problematic, but sometimes extraordinary in a positive sense.
US, colloquial
Equivalents
Čeština
praštěný
Español
asuntejo
asuntillo
complicado
extraordinario
maravilla
menuda cosa
menuda situación
menudo
primor
ser la reoca
ser la repera
Français
c'est quelque chose
Русский
засада
Examples
“Most of the test was easy, but the last question was a doozy.”
“Like the em unit, the rem unit is based on declared font size. The difference — and it’s a doozy — is that whereas em is calculated using the font size of the element to which it’s applied, rem is always calculated using the root element.”
CEFR level
C2
Mastery
This word is part of the CEFR C2 vocabulary — mastery level.
This word is part of the CEFR C2 vocabulary — mastery level.
See also
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