rizz
To seduce or attract a love interestTo seduce or attract a love interest.
» Tom's got rizz.
Том має харизму. — deniko · CC BY 2.0 FR
Том харизматичний. — deniko · CC BY 2.0 FR
Том охуєнний. — deniko · CC BY 2.0 FR
Том пиздатий хлопак. — deniko · CC BY 2.0 FR
deniko · Tatoeba · CC0Meaning
1 senses(slang)To seduce or attract a love interest.
I'm gonna go rizz one of those girls.
Examples
4 sentencesTom's got rizz.
Том має харизму. — deniko · CC BY 2.0 FR
My rizz is silent but deadly.
There is more than a fine line between unspoken rizz and surreptitious sexual harassment.
His rizz was unmatched.
Origin
Coined by YouTuber and Twitch streamer Kai Cenat (or one of his close friends) around MayCoined 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.
Wiktionary, CC BY-SA 4.0 · source
Forms
rizzes, rizzing, rizzed, rizzedSynonyms
6 synonymsWord family
7 related wordsLessons for this word
3 lessons- A1Present simple — Because it is a verb
- A1Past simple, regular verbs — Because of its past form
- A2Present perfect: introduction — Because of its past participle
See also
neighbours in the dictionaryDictionary text adapted from Wiktionary (Wiktionary contributors, CC BY-SA 4.0) and Open English WordNet / Princeton WordNet (CC BY 4.0, WordNet License); shared under CC BY-SA 4.0. Example sentences and recordings are credited where they appear.