whizzy

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English[edit]

Etymology[edit]

whizz +‎ -y

Adjective[edit]

whizzy (comparative whizzier, superlative whizziest)

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