Woozy
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late 19th century: of unknown origin.
wiktionary
From Middle English wosy(“muddy, miry”), from Middle English wose(“mud, slime, ooze”) + -y. Doublet of oozy. Perhaps influenced by boozy.
etymonline
woozy (adj.)
"muddled or dazed, as with drink," 1897, American English colloquial, variant of oozy "muddy," or an alteration of boozy. It is recorded in 1896 as student slang, but with a sense "foolish, behind the times," also "pleasant, delightful."