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as in goofy
lacking in seriousness or maturity
the giddy youngsters continued to laugh, joke, and make faces during the ceremonies the old guy's having an affair with a giddy twentysomething
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as in dizzy
having a feeling of being whirled about and in danger of falling down
I love the giddy feeling you get riding roller coasters
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as in ecstatic
experiencing or marked by overwhelming usually pleasurable emotion
he's clearly giddy at the news that his ailing grandfather will be fine
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Recent Examples of giddy
The two lovebirds were snapped looking giddy and in love if this blast from the past.
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Stephanie Sengwe, PEOPLE, 14 Sep. 2025
Today's talkers Travis Kelce is giddy.
—Nicole Fallert, USA Today, 4 Sep. 2025
The result is a sturdy uptrend, full valuations, hopeful but not overly giddy investor sentiment and solid credit conditions.
—Michael Santoli, CNBC, 3 Sep. 2025
Kirsh can tell that the eyeball is intelligent in a way that the real sheep wasn’t, and Kavalier is once again giddy to play with all these new toys that crashed into his lap.
—Alan Sepinwall, Rolling Stone, 26 Aug. 2025
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Stephanie Sengwe, PEOPLE, 14 Sep. 2025
Today's talkers Travis Kelce is giddy.
—Nicole Fallert, USA Today, 4 Sep. 2025
The result is a sturdy uptrend, full valuations, hopeful but not overly giddy investor sentiment and solid credit conditions.
—Michael Santoli, CNBC, 3 Sep. 2025
Kirsh can tell that the eyeball is intelligent in a way that the real sheep wasn’t, and Kavalier is once again giddy to play with all these new toys that crashed into his lap.
—Alan Sepinwall, Rolling Stone, 26 Aug. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for giddy
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Powell might have been appealing enough to make this goofy premise work if Russ and his alter ego weren’t two of the most obnoxious TV characters in recent memory—and if the show didn’t seem cobbled together from older, better sports comedies.—
Judy Berman,
Time,
26 Sep. 2025
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Even the goofy Mexican costumes are well-made and pleasant to look at.—
Erik Kain,
Forbes.com,
15 Sep. 2025
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Traditionally, Sean Payton’s teams deploy a revolving personnel carousel that can leave opposing defensive coordinators dizzy.—
Luca Evans,
Denver Post,
26 Sep. 2025
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Ten percent impairs performance and leaves you dizzy and faint.—
Alex Hutchinson,
Outside,
25 Sep. 2025
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Lee, one of the few female religious leaders of the 18th century, and her followers were known for worshipping through ecstatic song and movement.—
Rebecca Rubin,
Variety,
30 Sep. 2025
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Born in the northern English city of Manchester in 1736, Ann Lee was the charismatic leader of the religious movement that came to be known as the Shakers, for its ecstatic singing and dancing that involved shaking.—
Andreas Wiseman,
Deadline,
30 Sep. 2025
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This dance party for toddlers and preschoolers is packed with silly puppets, cheerful songs, and endless smiles!—
Sarah Z. Sleeper,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
28 Sep. 2025
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And why that silly jacket in the middle of June?—
David Wright Faladé,
New Yorker,
28 Sep. 2025
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But the job search proved futile, partly due to visa uncertainties and the impacts of the Department of Government Efficiency.—
David Ferrara,
Cincinnati Enquirer,
30 Sep. 2025
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Truly, skimping on this step will render everything else futile.—
Essence,
Essence,
23 Sep. 2025
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Despite the political specificity of the family history unearthed here, the script presumes a level of profundity that’s just not there in the movie’s ponderous silences and woozy montages.—
David Rooney,
HollywoodReporter,
28 Sep. 2025
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The novel is set in 1984, but the plot keeps sliding backward into the sixties, in woozy reveries that engulf Zoyd like quicksand.—
Justin Chang,
New Yorker,
26 Sep. 2025
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“Giddy.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/giddy. Accessed 3 Oct. 2025.
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