WOOZY Definition & Meaning

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woozy

[ woo-zee, wooz-ee ]

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adjective

woozier, wooziest.

stupidly confused; muddled; befuddled:
woozy from a blow on the head.
physically out of sorts, as with dizziness, faintness, or slight nausea:
He felt woozy after the flu.
drunken.

woozy

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adjective

dazed or confused
experiencing dizziness, nausea, etc

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Derived Forms

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ˈ�ɴǴǳ��, adverb

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Other �y��vlog Forms

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�y��vlog History and Origins

Origin of woozy¹

An Americanism first recorded in 1895–1900; perhaps short for boozy-woozy, rhyming compound based on boozy

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�y��vlog History and Origins

Origin of woozy¹

C19: perhaps from a blend of woolly + muzzy or dizzy

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When Lennon presented McCartney with “Strawberry Fields Forever,” a woozy reverie loosely based on his childhood, McCartney wrote his own memory piece, “Penny Lane.”

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The woman says in the lawsuit a waitress offered her a drink at the party that made her feel "woozy", so she went into a room to lie down.

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A waitress offered her a drink that made her feel "woozy", so she went into a room to lie down, according to the lawsuit.

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“It felt like the woozy feeling you get when you’re in an elevator,” she said.

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“It felt like the woozy feeling you get when you’re in an elevator.”

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