doozer (doozie, doozy)

doozer (doozie, doozy)
n
something or someone very impressive, remarkable or exceptional; a 'hum-dinger'. This is probably an invented word (though some authorities derive it from a spectacular pre-World War II car, the 'Duesenburg'). The term is certainly American in origin.

Contemporary slang . 2014.

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  • doozy — ☆ doozy or doozie [do͞o′zərdo͞o′zē ] n. pl. doozies [orig. var. of DAISY, later assoc. with Duesenberg (automobile) as standard of excellence] Slang anything outstanding of its kind: also doozer [do͞o′zər] …   English World dictionary

  • doozy — or doozie; also doozer noun (plural doozies or doozers) Etymology: perhaps alteration of daisy Date: 1916 an extraordinary one of its kind …   New Collegiate Dictionary

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