Mystery distributor

Roll with it! :)
I suspect we've picked up dizzy from the Australians who are also very much into motorsports and engines.
I don't recall anyone here saying 'dizzy' or 'carbie' 35 years ago. It's probably drifted over with increased international television and, of course, internet forums and video.
Absolutely agree, on the plus side those same media have helped me enormously with maintaining 50+yr old cars even if my language slips at times