rizz

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noun

slang
: romantic appeal or charm
Ultimately, everyone has their own special sort of rizz. Maybe it's a pick-up line (are you from Tennessee?) or the fact that they go to therapy (that's hot).Alexis Morillo
[Kai] Cenat dubbed his friend Duke the "master" of unspoken rizz when Duke was able to have a woman giggling … with only a hand wave.Emerald Pellot
Saying you have rizz is such an unattractive thing to say unironically while flirting …@ArtsyVRC, on Twitter

rizz

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verb

rizzed; rizzing; rizzes

transitive verb

slang
: to charm or seduce
… I think I accidentally rizzed a girl at the mall at some point and now whenever she sees me she tries to be the one to check me out at the cashier …@kohauro, on Twitter
usually used with up
… the boys are attempting to rizz up nearby hotties.Eva Kottou

Examples of rizz in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web
Noun
Better sleep means better rizz (as her kids would call it), said Dr. Rachel Salas, professor of neurology at the Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine in Baltimore. Madeline Holcombe, CNN, 10 Apr. 2024 In a BuzzFeed interview to promote Dune: Part Two, Zendaya was asked who in the Dune cast has the most rizz. Kathleen Walsh, Glamour, 22 Feb. 2024 Jake Gyllenhaal put his rizz to the test after director Ed Zwick challenged him while preparing for his Love and Other Drugs role. Brendan Le, Peoplemag, 13 Feb. 2024 Rizz factor: Uma Thurman studied for years with a rizz master in China. Vulture, 31 Mar. 2023

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Word History

Etymology

Noun

perhaps short for charisma

Verb

derivative of rizz entry 1

First Known Use

Noun

2021, in the meaning defined above

Verb

2021, in the meaning defined above

Time Traveler
The first known use of rizz was in 2021

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Cite this Entry

“Rizz.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/rizz. Accessed 3 Jun. 2024.

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