/dooh"zee/ , n. , v. , doozied, dooziing . Informal.
n.
1. Also, doozer /dooh"zeuhr/ . something that is extraordinary or outstanding of its kind: The storm was a doozie, with winds of fifty miles an hour.
v.i.
2. doozie up , to make more attractive or appealing, as by adding features or ornaments, cleaning or repairing, or clothing brightly: You'll have to doozie up the house before you can sell it.
[ 1925-30, Amer.; of uncert. orig.; sometimes associated with the Duesenburg, a luxury auto, though the var. dozy precedes the appearance of the car in 1920 ]