RIZZ

/rɪz/

Noun; Verb

Short for charisma; Having appeal, charm, or strong presence; One’s ability to attract a potential romantic partner (through flirting); To seduce

WHAT IS “RIZZ”

ORIGIN

The term was popularized by Kai Cenat, an online streamer, YouTuber, and Internet personality. Cenat would often use the slang on his livestreams on Twitch. Initially, the word “rizz just meant game” (“game” in this case refers to possessing confidence in flirting or dating), according to Cenat. Later on, people used the term rizz as the short form of the word charisma.

The slang became so widely used on the Internet, especially on social media, that it was crowned Oxford’s Word of the Year in 2023.

The Oxford University Press defines rizz as “someone’s ability to attract another person through style, charm, or attractiveness, this term is from the middle part of the word ‘charisma’, which is an unusual word formation pattern. Other examples include ‘fridge’ (refrigerator) and ‘flu’ (influenza).”

See Also

Captain of sunken vessel hailed a ‘hero’

EXAMPLES

“Ilya has such an insane rizz, all he had to do was look at Shane.”

“If you really like her, you would rizz her up.”