I want to explore one last idiom, and it’s a doozie.
Do you know what a doozie is? Well, of course you do – it’s something that is really cool, impressive, or costs a whole lot of money.
But you may not know where this word originated. It’s a fairly new word, born in the 1920s. Have you ever seen a Duesenberg car? If you’re not a car nut, probably not. But if you’ve ever said, “What a doozie!” you are referring to this car.
The Duesenberg was a car built during the 1920s that was one of the most expensive and extravagant cars ever. It was made entirely by hand and its price was out of reach for middle class people, and even a stretch for the rich.
Maybe calling the Duesenberg a doozie brought it down out of the stratosphere, so even plain folks could talk about it.
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