Who’s got “Rizz” in Greater Gardner MA? – Word of the Year
The word “rizz” is the Oxford Word of the Year for 2023. The meaning: a colloquial noun defined as style, charm, or attractiveness; the ability to attract a romantic partner. 30,000 language lovers from around the world participated in the selection of this year’s word.
Oxford University Press wrote, “Etymologically, the term is believed to be a shortened form of the word ‘charisma’, taken from the middle part of the word, which is an unusual word formation pattern. Other examples of this word formation pattern include ‘fridge’ (from ‘refrigerator’) and ‘flu’ (from ‘influenza’). ‘rizz’ can also be used as a verb, in phrases such as ‘to rizz up’, which means ‘to attract, seduce, or chat up (a person)’. Expansions into other parts of speech like this can indicate that a word is becoming more prominent in the language.” Website, CLICK HERE.
Past years: The word for 2022 was “goblin mode” which means “the behavior of someone who wants to feel comfortable and do and eat whatever they want,” Other words of the year included: 2021: vax, 2020 – no word but a study instead, CLICK HERE. 2019: climate emergency, 2018: toxic, 2017: youthquake, 2016 – post-truth, 2015: the imogi showing a face with tears of joy, 2014: vape, 2013: selfie, 2012: GIF, 2011: squeezed noodle, 2010: refudiate, 2009: unfriend, 2008: hypermiling, 2007: locavore, 2006: carbon-neutral, 2005: podcast, and 2004: chav — People and Animals with Rizz below.
