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doozy

n
stresses
amer. нечто сногсшибательное (Anglophile); что-либо великолепное (the plot's a doozy Val_Ships); нечто ужасное (Take doozy. This word, which means "an extraordinary one of its kind," is used to describe both the good and the bad – a great rollercoaster can offer a doozy of a ride, and you can have a doozy of a dilemma. VLZ_58); что-то с чем-то (Anglophile); это что-то с (чем-то; something that is extremely good, bad, strange, big etc: I’ve heard lies before, but that one was a real doozy! Taras)
inf. тяжесть (something that is difficult or daunting: Man, that history exam was a doozy! Tamerlane)
doozy n
inf. нечто выдающееся (Informal • North American – 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. (Merriam-Webster) • a real doozy of a snowstorm (Merriam-Webster)They say the snowstorm tonight is going to be a doozy. (Merriam-Webster)Some of her comments have been real doozies. (Merriam-Webster)Yeah. The bubble is going to pop. Hard to say exactly when but it’s going to be a doozy. I read an article in Zerohedge calling this the everything bubble. Real estate, gold, silver, stock market, bitcoin: all at record highs although bitcoin has dropped lately. The bubble is global and will bring misery and poverty to the whole world on a scale not seen since the Great Depression. (vancouversun.com) ART Vancouver); нечто грандиозное (Informal • North American – 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. (Merriam-Webster) • a real doozy of a snowstorm (Merriam-Webster)They say the snowstorm tonight is going to be a doozy. (Merriam-Webster)Some of her comments have been real doozies. (Merriam-Webster)Yeah. The bubble is going to pop. Hard to say exactly when but it’s going to be a doozy. I read an article in Zerohedge calling this the everything bubble. Real estate, gold, silver, stock market, bitcoin: all at record highs although bitcoin has dropped lately. The bubble is global and will bring misery and poverty to the whole world on a scale not seen since the Great Depression. (vancouversun.com) ART Vancouver); нечто невиданное (Informal • North American – 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. (Merriam-Webster) • a real doozy of a snowstorm (Merriam-Webster)They say the snowstorm tonight is going to be a doozy. (Merriam-Webster)Some of her comments have been real doozies. (Merriam-Webster)Yeah. The bubble is going to pop. Hard to say exactly when but it’s going to be a doozy. I read an article in Zerohedge calling this the everything bubble. Real estate, gold, silver, stock market, bitcoin: all at record highs although bitcoin has dropped lately. The bubble is global and will bring misery and poverty to the whole world on a scale not seen since the Great Depression. (vancouversun.com) ART Vancouver); нечто потрясающее (Informal • North American – 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. (Merriam-Webster) • a real doozy of a snowstorm (Merriam-Webster)They say the snowstorm tonight is going to be a doozy. (Merriam-Webster)Some of her comments have been real doozies. (Merriam-Webster)Yeah. The bubble is going to pop. Hard to say exactly when but it’s going to be a doozy. I read an article in Zerohedge calling this the everything bubble. Real estate, gold, silver, stock market, bitcoin: all at record highs although bitcoin has dropped lately. The bubble is global and will bring misery and poverty to the whole world on a scale not seen since the Great Depression. (vancouversun.com) ART Vancouver)
doozy adj.
amer. сногсшибательный (Taras); что-либо сногсшибательное (Enrica)
inf. классный (chronik)
slang зашибенский (alexs2011); зашибенный (alexs2011)

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