rizz

English

Pronunciation

• enPR: rĭz, IPA^(key): /ˈɹɪz/

• Audio (General American):

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• Rhymes: -ɪz

Etymology 1

Coined by YouTuber and Twitch streamer Kai Cenat (or one of his close friends) around May 2021 and popularized on TikTok in 2022. Rizz further increased in prominence throughout 2023 and was chosen as the 2023 Word of the Year by Oxford University Press. Contrary to popular belief, Cenat has confirmed that the term is not short for charisma, though it has likely influenced the pronunciation.

Possible earlier use

In 1999, in the fourth episode, "Cassandra", of the eighth season of the British sitcom Red Dwarf, the character Arnold Rimmer uses the phrase "giving it rizz" referring to the act of engaging in sexual intercourse. While the usage in the episode implies a similar meaning to its modern colloquial meaning, it did not appear to have popularised the term.

This line is referenced on the official Red Dwarf website [5], and the episode is available in the UK on BBC iPlayer. [6]

Noun

rizz (uncountable)

1. (2020s slang, of a person) The ability to attract a love interest, usually female; charm or attractiveness.

   Synonym: charisma

   Near-synonym: aura

   negative rizz, L rizz ― disastrously poor rizz; the ability to repel others

   Wow, that guy has no rizz whatsoever.

   You got her number? W rizz!

   Bruh, that girl has better rizz than I do.

   • 2023 June 26, Lauren Mechling, “Baby Gronk, internet stardom and the Sports Dad nightmare writ large”, in Katharine Viner, editor, The Guardian‎^[7], London: Guardian News & Media, →ISSN, →OCLC, archived from the original on 22 July 2023:

     Baby Gronk shared that he would be focusing not on grade school or a paper route but ... his love for video games. To be fair, the purported "rizz king" of the pre-pubescent sports world is probably not the one who actually said any of the above.

   • 2023 July 18, Ben Nagle, “Olivia Dunne's online feud with TikTok rival Breckie Hill heats up as she claims fellow social media star 'can't keep my name out of her mouth'”, in Daily Mail‎^[8], London: DMG Media, →ISSN, →OCLC, archived from the original on 21 July 2023:

     On Monday, Hill posted a TikTok using a filter which rated her 'rizz level', with it giving her 96/100 and 'rizz god' status.

   • 2024 January 8, James Greig, “Can AI finally help me to get some rizz? An investigation”, in Dazed‎^[9], London: Dazed Media, →ISSN, →OCLC, archived from the original on 8 January 2024:

     By now we all know how stilted and off-kilter ChatGPT sounds: blind confidence and a lack of shame can get you far in life, but could it really have more 'rizz' than even the most stilted and awkward human?

   • 2024 February 22, Kase Wickman, “Let Zendaya Tell You All About Tom Holland's Rizz”, in Radhika Jones, editor, Vanity Fair‎^[10], New York, N.Y.: Condé Nast, →ISSN, →OCLC, archived from the original on 4 March 2024:

     As it turns out, Zendaya's rizz-o-meter needed to scan beyond the bounds of Arrakis to hone in on who had the most rizz of all.

   • 2024 November 18, “Ariana Grande and Cynthia Erivo Perform a Song About Wicked”‎^[11]performed by Ariana Grande and Cynthia Erivo:

     While Glinda chases boys with rizz.

Derived terms

• harizzment
• rizzed up
• rizzful
• rizzler
• rizzless
• rizzology
• rizz up
• rizzy
• skibidi Ohio rizz
• unspoken rizz

Descendants

• → Finnish: rizz
• → Swedish: rizz
• → Bengali: রিজ়
• → Hindi: रिज़ (riz)

Verb

rizz (third-person singular simple present rizzes, present participle rizzing, simple past and past participle rizzed)

1. (transitive, 2020s slang) To seduce or attract a love interest.

   Synonym: rizz up

   I'm gonna go rizz one of those girls.

   • 2023 June 8, Kalhan Rosenblatt, “Who is Baby Gronk? Did Livvy 'rizz' him up? What does any of this really mean?”, in NBC News‎^[12], archived from the original on 22 June 2023:

     In one of De Tolla's videos, he says that Dunne "rizzed" Madden while convincing him to attend LSU. In another video, he jokes that Madden "rizzed up" Dunne and the 10-year-old stole the gymnastics star from her boyfriend, the "drip king." "Drip" refers to swagger and style.

Usage notes

• The verb is usually paired with up: see rizz up.

Derived terms

• outrizz
• rizzer

Descendants

• → Spanish: rizzear

See also

• drip
• goated
• gyatt
• ritz
• sigma

Etymology 2

Clipping of Rizla+ rolling paper brand.

Noun

rizz (uncountable)

1. (MLE, slang) An amount of rolling paper particularly of the Rizla+ brand.
   • 2024 September 2, “Niz” (0:31 from the start), Liz (lyrics):

     And I heard that the yutes are lizz
     fuck it, I’m tryna put him in the rizz

Further reading

• “rizz”, in Merriam-Webster Online Dictionary, Springfield, Mass.: Merriam-Webster, 1996–present.
• “rizz”, in Dictionary.com Unabridged, Dictionary.com, LLC, 1995–present.
• rizz on Wikipedia.Wikipedia

Finnish

Etymology

From English rizz.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈris/, [ˈris̠]
• Rhymes: -is

Noun

rizz (slang, Anglicism)

1. rizz

Declension

Inflection of rizz (Kotus type 5/risti, no gradation)
nominative		rizz	rizzit
genitive		rizzin	rizzien
partitive		rizziä	rizzejä
illative		rizziin	rizzeihin
		singular	plural
nominative		rizz	rizzit
accusative	nom.	rizz	rizzit
	gen.	rizzin
genitive		rizzin	rizzien
partitive		rizziä	rizzejä
inessive		rizzissä	rizzeissä
elative		rizzistä	rizzeistä
illative		rizziin	rizzeihin
adessive		rizzillä	rizzeillä
ablative		rizziltä	rizzeiltä
allative		rizzille	rizzeille
essive		rizzinä	rizzeinä
translative		rizziksi	rizzeiksi
abessive		rizzittä	rizzeittä
instructive		—	rizzein
comitative		See the possessive forms below.

Possessive forms of rizz (Kotus type 5/risti, no gradation)

first-person singular possessor singular plural nominative rizzini rizzini accusative nom. rizzini rizzini gen. rizzini genitive rizzini rizzieni partitive rizziäni rizzejäni inessive rizzissäni rizzeissäni elative rizzistäni rizzeistäni illative rizziini rizzeihini adessive rizzilläni rizzeilläni ablative rizziltäni rizzeiltäni allative rizzilleni rizzeilleni essive rizzinäni rizzeinäni translative rizzikseni rizzeikseni abessive rizzittäni rizzeittäni instructive — — comitative — rizzeineni second-person singular possessor singular plural nominative rizzisi rizzisi accusative nom. rizzisi rizzisi gen. rizzisi genitive rizzisi rizziesi partitive rizziäsi rizzejäsi inessive rizzissäsi rizzeissäsi elative rizzistäsi rizzeistäsi illative rizziisi rizzeihisi adessive rizzilläsi rizzeilläsi ablative rizziltäsi rizzeiltäsi allative rizzillesi rizzeillesi essive rizzinäsi rizzeinäsi translative rizziksesi rizzeiksesi abessive rizzittäsi rizzeittäsi instructive — — comitative — rizzeinesi first-person plural possessor singular plural nominative rizzimme rizzimme accusative nom. rizzimme rizzimme gen. rizzimme genitive rizzimme rizziemme partitive rizziämme rizzejämme inessive rizzissämme rizzeissämme elative rizzistämme rizzeistämme illative rizziimme rizzeihimme adessive rizzillämme rizzeillämme ablative rizziltämme rizzeiltämme allative rizzillemme rizzeillemme essive rizzinämme rizzeinämme translative rizziksemme rizzeiksemme abessive rizzittämme rizzeittämme instructive — — comitative — rizzeinemme second-person plural possessor singular plural nominative rizzinne rizzinne accusative nom. rizzinne rizzinne gen. rizzinne genitive rizzinne rizzienne partitive rizziänne rizzejänne inessive rizzissänne rizzeissänne elative rizzistänne rizzeistänne illative rizziinne rizzeihinne adessive rizzillänne rizzeillänne ablative rizziltänne rizzeiltänne allative rizzillenne rizzeillenne essive rizzinänne rizzeinänne translative rizziksenne rizzeiksenne abessive rizzittänne rizzeittänne instructive — — comitative — rizzeinenne third-person possessor singular plural nominative rizzinsä rizzinsä accusative nom. rizzinsä rizzinsä gen. rizzinsä genitive rizzinsä rizziensä partitive rizziään rizziänsä rizzejään rizzejänsä inessive rizzissään rizzissänsä rizzeissään rizzeissänsä elative rizzistään rizzistänsä rizzeistään rizzeistänsä illative rizziinsä rizzeihinsä adessive rizzillään rizzillänsä rizzeillään rizzeillänsä ablative rizziltään rizziltänsä rizzeiltään rizzeiltänsä allative rizzilleen rizzillensä rizzeilleen rizzeillensä essive rizzinään rizzinänsä rizzeinään rizzeinänsä translative rizzikseen rizziksensä rizzeikseen rizzeiksensä abessive rizzittään rizzittänsä rizzeittään rizzeittänsä instructive — — comitative — rizzeineen rizzeinensä

Lombard

Alternative forms

• riç
• risc (Milanese Classical Orthography)
• rés, réss (Brescian and Bergamasque orthographies)

Etymology

From Latin ēricius.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈrits/
  • (Western) IPA^(key): [ˈri(t)s]
  • (Eastern) IPA^(key): [ˈre(t)s], [ˈri(t)s], [ˈreʰ]
• IPA^(key): /ˈriʃ/
  • (Western) IPA^(key): [ˈriʃ], [ˈris]
  • (Eastern) IPA^(key): [ˈres], [ˈris], [ˈreʰ]

Noun

rizz m (invariable)

1. hedgehog
2. curl

Adjective

rizz m (feminine rizza, masculine plural rizz, feminine plural rizze)

1. curly
2. frizzy (especially of hair)

Swedish

Noun

rizz c

1. (slang) rizz

   Synonym: game

Declension

Declension of rizz

		nominative	genitive
singular	indefinite	rizz	rizz
	definite	rizzen	rizzens
plural	indefinite	—	—
	definite	—	—

See also

• tjejtjusare

References

• Slangopedia