whizzo

[ hwiz-oh, wiz-oh ]

adjective

1. absolutely first-rate; superb; excellent.

interjection

1. (used as an exclamation of approval, wonder, or pleasure.)

Word History and Origins

Origin of whizzo¹

whiz ¹ + -o; whizzo def 2 was first recorded in 1900–05, and whizzo def 1 in 1945–50

Example Sentences

Discussion around implementation--those gnarly, granular, specific actions needed to translate their whizzo idea into reality--get short shrift, squeezed into the last 10 or 15 minutes of a lengthy brainstorming session.

From Inc

Increasingly slanted to schoolboy larks, whizzo pranks etc, this is probably more Boy Lab than anything else.

From The Guardian

These new doors were such a whizzo idea that everyone wanted one and the council just couldn't keep up with demand.

From The Guardian

It features few business cards, whizzo Web sites or officials who speak English.

From Slate

At 90 sec. from target, with the plane at an attack altitude of less than 500 ft. and streaking along at 600 m.p.h., the whizzo sees an infrared image of his quarry on his screen and directs a pencil-thin laser beam toward it.

From Time Magazine Archive