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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
By the end of the 12-1 drubbing, the only folks left in their seats were giddy Red Sox fans happy to rub salt in their enemies' wounds.
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Jackson Roberts, MSNBC Newsweek, 23 Aug. 2025
Just like a high school girl being giddy when the high school football hero stops to talk to her.
—Chicago Tribune, 21 Aug. 2025
And Schmidt was downright giddy during the spring portal period, when the Aztecs added Ellis.
—Kirk Kenney, San Diego Union-Tribune, 21 Aug. 2025
After scrolling through truly stellar Trustpilot reviews and grinning at the giddy airport-reveal videos on their Facebook page, my husband and I decided to take the leap and fill out the survey.
—Ashley Kennedy, Robb Report, 14 Aug. 2025
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Jackson Roberts, MSNBC Newsweek, 23 Aug. 2025
Just like a high school girl being giddy when the high school football hero stops to talk to her.
—Chicago Tribune, 21 Aug. 2025
And Schmidt was downright giddy during the spring portal period, when the Aztecs added Ellis.
—Kirk Kenney, San Diego Union-Tribune, 21 Aug. 2025
After scrolling through truly stellar Trustpilot reviews and grinning at the giddy airport-reveal videos on their Facebook page, my husband and I decided to take the leap and fill out the survey.
—Ashley Kennedy, Robb Report, 14 Aug. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for giddy
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Hope Anne is goofy, affectionate, full of zest, and has so much love to give.—
Trish Stinger,
Kansas City Star,
2 Sep. 2025
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Gangly giraffes punctuated the grasslands like goofy exclamation points.—
The Editors,
Outside,
31 Aug. 2025
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Keen observers may witness small flocks of Phalaropes swimming in dizzy circles in the quiet ponds.—
Ut Community Press,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
31 Aug. 2025
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There’s also something of the McIlroy highwire act with Alcaraz, especially in the breathless blitz of brilliance that rises to the top and then drops off from the dizzy heights of the rollercoaster.—
Tim Ellis,
Forbes.com,
28 Aug. 2025
Adjective
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The prose is ecstatic and freaky and muscular.—
Literary Hub,
Literary Hub,
8 Sep. 2025
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If this game was a sign of things to come, Green Bay fans should be ecstatic.—
Evan Massey,
MSNBC Newsweek,
7 Sep. 2025
Adjective
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Many kids find repeating these phrases satisfying, or silly, or just plain fun to say, Estevez says.—
Wendy Wisner,
Parents,
8 Sep. 2025
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There are no silly games being played.—
Anna Kaufman,
USA Today,
8 Sep. 2025
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And, perhaps most dangerous still, these dreams of modernity shine an unwanted light on the futile hardship of the family’s status quo.—
Adam Solomons,
IndieWire,
4 Sep. 2025
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This alternating strategy is futile.—
Wesley Alexander Hill,
Forbes.com,
3 Sep. 2025
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One day, Kate was home with a family friend and started to feel woozy.—
Hannah Sacks,
People.com,
18 July 2025
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Both have the woozy, maddening force of a carousel stuck in overdrive.—
Dan Piepenbring,
Harpers Magazine,
16 July 2025
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“Giddy.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/giddy. Accessed 11 Sep. 2025.
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