nizz
English
Etymology
When the numbers in the N17 postcode are assigned similar letters, the slangy name niz turns out, which, conveniently, could also be understood as a clipping of business.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): [nɪz]
- Rhymes: -ɪz
Noun
nizz (uncountable)
- (slang, chiefly MLE) A nickname for the city of Tottenham, derived from the area's N17 postcode.
- (slang, chiefly MLE) home, one’s living premises, the place where one pursues private businesses
- 2017 or earlier, Headie One (lyrics and music), “[A recurring line popularized by many of his songs]”:
- Bad b come to the nizz
- 2019 January 13, #OFB Munie X Kash (lyrics), Axl Beats (music), “Longer than Peter Crouch”, 0:33 to 0:37:
- How many girls come nizz,
how many girls beam Simon’s house,
just to get brizz and beat and bounce?
- 2019 March 29, Gully (lyrics and music), “Movies”, 1:21 to 1:29:
- They say I got links for mashes
I told them “you're talking flizz”
And this lightskinned one's too boujee but Moody like Margaret is
I hit OT then back to the nizz
- 2020 June 21, Kwengface (lyrics and music), “Mad About Bars”, 3:33–3:35:
- Long story short man picked this ting
Straight back to the nizz from excursions
- 2020 August 6, Bradz (OFB) (lyrics and music), “Next Graft”, 2:04–2:07:
- Skrr back to the nizz in a brucked-down drop
Still wan’ lurk but this block’s too hot
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Alternative forms
- Nizz (in either sense)