quiz

¹quiz

noun \ˈkwiz\

plural quiz·zes

Definition of QUIZ

1

: an eccentric person

2

: practical joke

3

: the act or action of quizzing; specifically : a short oral or written test

Examples of QUIZ

1. The teacher gave us a quiz on the material we studied yesterday.
2. <always eager to put everything down, my boyfriend had to be a quiz and make fun of the actors and costumes in our local theater troupe's latest production>

Origin of QUIZ

origin unknown

First Known Use: 1749

Related to QUIZ

Synonyms: baiter, harasser, heckler, mocker, needler, persecutor, tormentor, quizzer, ridiculer, taunter, tease, teaser, torturer

Related Words: belittler, derider, detractor, giber (or jiber), insulter, jeerer, scoffer, scorner; trash-talker; smart aleck (also smart alec), smarty (or smartie), smarty-pants, wiseacre, wiseguy; kidder, lampooner, satirist; accuser, blamer, troublemaker; assailant, attacker, molester, victimizer; bother, disturber, pest

Near Antonyms: defender, deliverer, guard, protector, rescuer, savior (or saviour); comforter, consoler, solace, soother, succorer; bodyguard, champion

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Rhymes with QUIZ

biz, fizz, frizz, his, is, Ms., phiz, whiz, wiz