doozy

/ˈduzi/

When something is really extraordinary, it's a doozy. You took so many photos of your adorable new puppy — you're sure to end up with some doozies!

You can use this colloquial noun in a positive or negative way, whether you're admiring a doozy of a sunset or having another doozy of an argument with your twin sister. If it's a doozy, it's really unusual or even unprecedented, and well worth remarking on. Though doozy came first, around 1903, the luxury Duesenberg automobile was nicknamed "Duesy" in homage to the word.

Definitions of doozy

1. noun

   someone or something excellent of its kind
   synonyms: crackerjack, jimdandy, jimhickey

   type of:

   thing

   an entity that is not named specifically