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While it's often maintained that the word doozy derives from the "Duesenberg" in the name of the famed Duesenberg Motor Company, this is impossible on chronological grounds. Doozy was first recorded (in the form dozy) in eastern Ohio in 1916, four years before the Duesenberg Motor Company began to manufacture passenger cars; the related adjective doozy, meaning "stylish" or "splendid," is attested considerably earlier, in 1903. So where did doozy come from? Etymologists believe that it's an altered form of the word daisy, which was used especially in the late 1800s as a slang term for someone or something considered the best.
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Matthew J. Palm, Orlando Sentinel, 23 June 2024
But with so many brands, materials, and options to choose from, whittling down your search to find the very best outdoor decor can be a doozy.
—Kelsey Mulvey, Sunset Magazine, 17 June 2024
That final shot of Lorelai holding a sobbing Rory in her arms as an oblivious, triumphant Kirk dances around them is a doozy.
—Rachel Simon, Vulture, 6 Feb. 2024
For the genre born in the 1980s, labyrinthine settings have long been Metroidvania’s defining feature, and Prince of Persia: The Lost Crown delivers a doozy: a mountaintop fortress in which time has gone haywire.
—Lewis Gordon, Vulture, 5 June 2024
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“Doozy.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/doozy. Accessed 7 Jul. 2024.
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