doozy

noun

ˈdü-zē How to pronounce doozy (audio)
variants or doozie also doozer
Definition of doozynext
as in dream
something very good of its kind you don't make mistakes very often, but when you do, it's a real doozy

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Recent Examples of doozy But the great line that kicks off this gothic romp is a doozy. — Damon Wise, Deadline, 7 Sep. 2026 Twenty years before her great-grandfather opened the boat tours, the waterway was a highway for loggers, but the logjam of 1886 was a doozy. — John Lauritsen, CBS News, 20 Aug. 2026 The most significant injury of training camp was a doozy and came on the very first day, when second-year pass rusher Nic Scourton tore up his knee July 23 and was soon declared out for the season. — Scott Fowler, Charlotte Observer, 1 Aug. 2026 No museum would be complete without a gift shop, and this one is a doozy. — Brian Boucher, ARTnews.com, 29 July 2026 See All Example Sentences for doozy
Recent Examples of Synonyms for doozy
  1. dream
  2. beauty
  3. humdinger
  4. wonder
  5. marvel
  6. phenomenon
  7. beaut
  8. corker
Noun
  • In a matter of weeks, when the midterm results are tallied and the next campaign begins, Democrats with presidential dreams know the question will be coming.
    — David Weigel, semafor.com, 19 Oct. 2026
  • In his dreams, Jose Fiscal Belli is still living an all-American life with his all-American family.
    — Gregory Royal Pratt, Chicago Tribune, 18 Oct. 2026
Definition of dream
Noun
  • Avantika Vandanapu took a chance and won 40% off a box, while her guest ended up winning an entire beauty box for themselves.
    — Elizabeth Gulino, Allure, 19 Oct. 2026
  • The firming, plumping cream is a favorite at Vogue HQ—beauty shopping editor Kiana Murden has been raving about this oil-in-gel.
    — Jenny Berg, Vogue, 19 Oct. 2026
Definition of beauty
Noun
  • With both teams in good form, fans can expect a humdinger at the Emirates today.
    — Jibin Joseph, PC Magazine, 13 Oct. 2026
  • Presented in a woodland forest, today’s Chanel couture show was a real humdinger.
    — Max Berlinger, Vogue, 7 July 2026
Definition of humdinger
Noun
  • O’Rourke and double bassist Johan Berthling shape a steady drone, while Ishibashi’s piano runs suggest time-lapse footage of ice crystals forming, ordinary little bits cohering into objects of wonder.
    — Grayson Haver Currin, Pitchfork, 15 Oct. 2026
  • But Klara’s innocent wonder and unwavering loyalty soon start to heal the family and bring some light to Josie’s complicated world.
    — Karla Rodriguez, Footwear News, 14 Oct. 2026
Definition of wonder
Noun
  • Today, Astana’s skyline can keep up with the best of them, with 21st-century architectural marvels made from concrete, steel, and glass cresting over the country’s endless steppes into the horizon.
    — Condé Nast, Condé Nast Traveler, 16 Oct. 2026
  • And then there is Turin, Italy’s first capital and a Baroque marvel with the Alps to its west and north.
    — Callum McLennan, Variety, 9 Oct. 2026
Definition of marvel
Noun
  • This phenomenon is called the collapse of the wave function, and the resulting physical picture is known as the Copenhagen interpretation of quantum mechanics.
    — Philipp Strasberg, Scientific American, 20 Oct. 2026
  • Scientists have long known about Kelvin waves, but this year, the phenomena grabbed the public's attention with video explanations receiving thousands of views across TikTok and X.
    — Ava Berger, NPR, 19 Oct. 2026
Definition of phenomenon
Noun
  • In our opinion, this beaut will play nice with all sorts of denim, contrasting cashmere layers, and your comfiest sweatsuit for model-off-duty moments.
    — Stacia Datskovska, Footwear News, 28 Sep. 2026
  • Marty Brown 5-yard run after two beauts from Darian Mensah to Malachi Toney on an eight-play, 89-yard drive.
    — Jordan McPherson, Miami Herald, 5 Sep. 2026
Definition of beaut
Noun
  • Of course all the business between Patricia and the Boogeyman is just an excuse for Widow’s Bay to stage a corker of a send-up of 1978’s Halloween and slasher movies of its ilk.
    — Jen Chaney, Vulture, 3 June 2026
  • The breakfast buffet is supremely surreal A big part of every season of The White Lotus is the breakfast buffet, and the Martinez’s daily extravaganza is a corker.
    — Radhika Seth, Vogue, 17 Apr. 2026
Definition of corker

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