Biss

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Biss

Where it comes from

Two main origins:

* English surname from Middle English bis (“dark, murky, gray”), an adjective related to French bis (“beige”) and Italian bigio (“ash gray, dun”).

* Borrowed from German Biss (“bite”), a nickname for a cutting, sarcastic person.

proper noun Bisses · Beese

A surname from German or Middle English or transferred from the nickname. A Democratic mayor running for Congress in Illinois, Daniel Biss posted video Friday from a protest outside an ICE facility near Chicago where he said he was teargassed.

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"Biss." Wiktionary, via Micwyn, micwyn.com/word/biss. Accessed 6 Nov. 2026.

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Biss. (n.d.). In Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Retrieved November 6, 2026, from https://micwyn.com/word/biss

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"Biss." Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Accessed November 6, 2026. https://micwyn.com/word/biss.

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@misc{biss_2026,
  title = {Biss},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/biss},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}