doozy

Meanings

Noun

• Something that is extraordinary: often troublesome, difficult or problematic, but sometimes extraordinary in a positive sense.

Adjective

• Of high quality; remarkable; excellent.
• Sporty, ostentatious, flashy.

Origin

• Unknown. Perhaps from daisy (the flower) or the name of Italian actress Eleonora Duse. The automobile manufacturer Duesenberg is often erroneously cited as the etymology of doozy; while seemingly sensical, the original usage of the latter predates the former by more than a decade.