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rizz¹
- /ɹɪz/ US, UK
Rhymes with -ɪz
Where it comes from
Coined by the American Twitch streamer and YouTuber Kai Cenat (born 2001), 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 the 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.
Possible earlier use
On 11 March 1999, in the fourth episode, “Cassandra”, of the eighth season of the British sitcom Red Dwarf, the character Arnold Rimmer uses the phrase “giving it rizz” referring to the act of engaging in sexual intercourse. While the usage in the episode implies a similar meaning to its modern colloquial meaning, it did not appear to have popularized the term. This line is referenced on the official Red Dwarf website.
noun
rizz²
- /ɹɪz/ US, UK
Rhymes with -ɪz
Where it comes from
Clipping of Rizla+, a brand of rolling paper.
noun
- Synonym of rolling paper, particularly of the Rizla+ brand. And I heard that the yutes are lizz / Fuck it, I'm tryna put him in the rizz
Talk about this word "rizz." Wiktionary, via Micwyn, micwyn.com/word/rizz. Accessed 6 Nov. 2026. rizz. (n.d.). In Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Retrieved November 6, 2026, from https://micwyn.com/word/rizz "rizz." Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Accessed November 6, 2026. https://micwyn.com/word/rizz.Cite this
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title = {rizz},
howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
year = {2026},
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urldate = {2026-11-06}
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