tizzy

noun, plural tiz·zies.

1. Slang.
   1. a dither.
   2. a nervous, excited, or distracted state.
2. British Obsolete. a sixpence.

noun plural -zies

1. informal a state of confusion, anxiety, or excitementAlso called: tizz, tiz-woz (ˈtɪzˌwɒz)

n.1935, American English colloquial, of uncertain origin, perhaps related to slang tizzy “sixpence piece” (1804), a corruption of tester, a name for the coin (see tester (n.2)).