rizz

rizz

English

Etymology

Coined by YouTuber Kai Cenat around mid-2021 and popularized on TikTok.[1] Possibly coined as a phonetic shortening of charisma.

Pronunciation

• (US, UK, General Australian) enPR: rĭz, IPA^(key): /ˈɹɪz/

• Audio (Southern England)

  (file)

Noun

rizz (uncountable)

1. (slang) One's ability to seduce a potential (usually female) love interest.

   Synonyms: game, charm

Derived terms

• unspoken rizz
• rizzler

Verb

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

1. (slang) To try to seduce a (usually female) love interest; to try to attract someone using rizz.

   Synonym: rizz up

   • 2022 May 19, Joseph Allen, “If You're Wondering What "Unspoken Rizz" Means on TikTok, You're Not Alone”, in Distractify‎:

     Kai doesn't offer any specific steps on how you can improve your "rizzing" abilities, but it seems like a lot of it comes down to confidence.

References

1. Yasmine Leung (2022), “TikTok: Meaning and origin of rizz explained as slang takes over platform”, in HITC‎

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Lombard

Alternative forms

1. Formal variant: riç
2. Alternative orthographies:
   1. risc (Milanese Classical Orthography)
   2. 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)