Synonyms

rizz

American

[riz] / rɪz /

noun

attractiveness, charm, or skill in flirtation that allows one to easily attract romantic or sexual partners.

I've lost all my rizz, but I think it's a sign to focus on school.

verb phrase

rizz up to flirt with.

She's too busy rizzing up that pretty new girl to talk to us.

Etymology

Origin of rizz

Popularized in 2021 by U.S. YouTuber and Twitch streamer Kai Cenat (born 2001) with his “Rizz Academy” web series; shortening of (cha)ris(ma) ( def. )

Example Sentences

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In subsequent years, voting has played only a part in the choices, which have included 2023's "rizz" -- a colloquial term defined as "style, charm, or attractiveness" -- and last year's "brain rot".

From Barron's

Previous Oxford words of the year have included selfie, goblin mode and rizz.

From BBC

Most celebrities naturally possess the communication skills and “rizz” that we ordinary folk lack.

From Salon

"My daughter has been trying to teach me all of these words like rizz and wasteman which I now understand is not a dustman but rather a waste of space."

From BBC

She also describes a medieval dining room as having "so much rizz".

From BBC

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