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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
On 10 nights each season, the Brothers Manning pile into their Monday Night Football sidecar, offering football junkies a bracing dose of hardcore X’s and O’s that’s regularly leavened by an almost giddy irreverence.
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Anthony Crupi, Sportico.com, 6 Dec. 2024
In video footage from the Charlottesville concert posted on social media, Keoghan can be seen giving fellow attendees a giddy look as Carpenter begins to sing the track before turning back to the stage and covering his face with his pass.
—EW.com, 22 Oct. 2024
The roar from the terraces when Kohli enters the crease, like Tendulkar before him, is deafening and generates the same giddy reactions anywhere in the world.
—Tristan Lavalette, Forbes, 28 Nov. 2024
In his early writeups, Killian adopts, or perhaps apes, a tone of giddy consumerism.
—Oscar Schwartz, The New Yorker, 27 Nov. 2024
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Anthony Crupi, Sportico.com, 6 Dec. 2024
In video footage from the Charlottesville concert posted on social media, Keoghan can be seen giving fellow attendees a giddy look as Carpenter begins to sing the track before turning back to the stage and covering his face with his pass.
—EW.com, 22 Oct. 2024
The roar from the terraces when Kohli enters the crease, like Tendulkar before him, is deafening and generates the same giddy reactions anywhere in the world.
—Tristan Lavalette, Forbes, 28 Nov. 2024
In his early writeups, Killian adopts, or perhaps apes, a tone of giddy consumerism.
—Oscar Schwartz, The New Yorker, 27 Nov. 2024
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After all, these goofy buddy comedies aren’t really for the critics, right?Brian Tallerico, Vulture, 17 Dec. 2024
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But that’s like the goofiest (expletive) move in the history of the UFC.Trent Reinsmith, Forbes, 15 Dec. 2024
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In an emotional retelling, Foxx remembers being dizzy, frustrated, and stubbornly resistant to both physical and mental therapy.Krystie Lee Yandoli, Rolling Stone, 11 Dec. 2024
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Angela went to a hospital three times before her death after becoming faint and dizzy, according to the arrest affidavit.Mollie Markowitz, Fox News, 2 Dec. 2024
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There are thus many reasons to be ecstatic that Assad, a minority Alawite in a majority-Sunni country, is no more.Daniel R. Depetris, Newsweek, 13 Dec. 2024
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Like everyone involved, Adler, who appears in all three episodes of Kings From Queens, would be ecstatic if the doc won Best Music Film.Kyle Eustice, SPIN, 11 Dec. 2024
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Packed with silly hijinks, this 2004 comedy also stars Kristin Chenoweth and Kristin Davis.Kelsie Gibson, People.com, 17 Dec. 2024
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Staff take part in silly skits and showcase rare albums that have not been digitized from the station's giant record collection.Meira Gebel, Axios, 16 Dec. 2024
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With dwindling options, Iran also withdrew its allied militias, recognizing that fighting for Assad would be futile.Natasha Hall, Foreign Affairs, 9 Dec. 2024
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This prospect seems likely because the ACLU is poised to pursue the case if the government drops out, making withdrawal by the new Trump administration potentially futile.Catherine Cole, CBS News, 22 Nov. 2024
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In Jack Antonoff’s hands, what Malin envisioned as a hard-charging rock number becomes a woozy, atmospheric trip immersed in reverb and layered vocals, and sets the tone for an album where reinvention is encouraged.Joseph Hudak, Rolling Stone, 21 Sep. 2024
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Music City then was always woozy from two shots of rot gut whiskey and an angry call from a jilted lover across town.Keith Sharon, USA TODAY, 2 Sep. 2024
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“Giddy.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/giddy. Accessed 30 Dec. 2024.
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