Tizzy

Definitions

1. A state of nervous excitement, confusion, or distress; a dither.
   colloquial
2. A sixpence; a tester.
   UK, archaic, slang

Equivalents

Examples

“to be in a tizzy”

“That Todd Evergreen. The reclusive, twenty-two-year-old, overnight billionaire whose very existence has put⟳ us all in a tizzy.”

“The Chatbots Are Here, and the Internet Industry Is in a Tizzy [title]”

“Down with the stumpy; a tizzy for a pot of half-and-half.”

“Tadpole holds out, but between threats and cajoleries at length sells half for one shilling and sixpence — about a fifth of its fair market value; however, he is glad to realize⟳ anything, and, as he wisely remarks, "Wanderer mayn't win⟳, and the tizzy is safe anyhow."”

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