pize

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pize¹

Where it comes from

Unknown; perhaps a variant of pest, pox.

noun pizes

  1. UK, archaic, countable, regional, uncountable Used in various imprecatory expressions: a pest, a pox. Pize on 'em, they never think beforehand of any thing;—and if they commit Matrimony, 'tis as they commit Murder; out of a Frolick: And are ready to hang themſelves, or to be hang'd by the Law, the next Morning.— […]

pize²

verb pizes · pizing · pized

  1. Yorkshire, dialectal, transitive To strike or hit (a person).

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@misc{pize_2026,
  title = {pize},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/pize},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}