Dictionary

whizzy en · ADJ

Etymology

From whizz + -y.

Meanings

1. (informal) Nifty; impressive, often in a superficial or showy way.
   • ...creating a sort of African Saudi Arabia where the world's poorest and most dispossessed are catapulted into a whizzy tomorrowland... 2007, John Hossein Ghazvinian, Untapped: The Scramble for Africa's Oil:
   • Remember that the ultimate judge of any commercial offering, from a corner shop to the whizziest internet application, is the marketplace... 2005, Mike Southon, Christopher West, The Beermat Entrepreneur:
   • Many workers in research and in design start their efforts by falling in love with a whizzy strategy — or worse yet a mere tactic... 2003, Brenda Laurel, Design Research: Methods and Perspectives:

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Deriveds

whizziness