# Rizz > Mediated Wiki article. Canonical URL: https://mediated.wiki/source/Rizz > Markdown URL: https://mediated.wiki/source/Rizz.md > Source: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Rizz > Source revision: 1349827998 > License: Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 International (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/) {{Short description|Internet slang word for charisma}} {{pp-vandalism|small=yes}} {{Italic title}} {{About|the Internet slang term}} {{wiktionary|rizz}} {{use mdy dates|date=July 2024}} '''''Rizz''''' ({{IPAc-en|ˈ|ɹ|ɪ|z|audio=LL-Q1860 (eng)-Vealhurl-rizz.wav}}) is an [internet slang](/source/internet_slang) word defined as style, charm, or attractiveness. It is likely short for ''[charisma](/source/charisma).'' == Background == The phrase was popularized by American [YouTuber](/source/YouTuber) and [Twitch](/source/Twitch_(service)) streamer [Kai Cenat](/source/Kai_Cenat) in mid-2021, with it being used among his friend group long before.{{Cite web |date=17 Jul 2023 |title=Kai Cenat Explains Making Money on Twitch, Lil Uzi Video & iShowSpeed Friendship |url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=r_2gdNW5_Rs&t=2133s |website=Youtube}} It subsequently garnered [virality](/source/Viral_phenomenon) on the social media application [TikTok](/source/TikTok).{{Cite web |title=Rizz – What does rizz mean? |url=https://slang.net/meaning/rizz |access-date=2023-12-04 |website=slang.net |archive-date=2023-07-02 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230702175909/https://slang.net/meaning/rizz |url-status=live }} [Oxford University Press](/source/Oxford_University_Press) named ''rizz'' its [word of the year](/source/word_of_the_year) for 2023.{{Cite news |date=2023-12-04 |title=Rizz named word of the year 2023 by Oxford University Press |language=en-GB |work=BBC News |url=https://www.bbc.com/news/entertainment-arts-67602699 |access-date=2023-12-04 |archive-date=2023-12-04 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20231204001220/https://www.bbc.com/news/entertainment-arts-67602699 |url-status=live }} [[File:Kai Cenat.png|thumb|[Kai Cenat](/source/Kai_Cenat), who greatly popularized the word ''rizz''|200px]] ''Rizz'' is a [colloquial](/source/Colloquialism) noun, used when describing possession of charisma. As a [verb](/source/verb), ''rizz'' can be used to describe using charisma to attract someone, as to "rizz up" a person.{{Cite web |last=Heaton |first=Benedict |date=2023-12-04 |title=Rizz crowned Oxford Word of the Year 2023 |url=https://corp.oup.com/news/rizz-crowned-oxford-word-of-the-year-2023/ |access-date=2023-12-04 |website=Oxford University Press |archive-date=2023-12-04 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20231204130913/https://corp.oup.com/news/rizz-crowned-oxford-word-of-the-year-2023/ |url-status=live }} It is believed that the second syllable of the word ''[charisma](/source/charisma)'' was taken from it to create the word ''rizz'', though this belief is not universal.https://www.complex.com/pop-culture/a/brad-callas/kai-cenat-whether-he-invented-term-rizz [Oxford University Press](/source/Oxford_University_Press) described this formation pattern for a word as "unusual"; however, this formation pattern can be seen in the shortening of words such as ''[refrigerator](/source/refrigerator)'' (''fridge''), and ''[influenza](/source/influenza)'' (''flu''). == Popularity == The word is mainly used by [Generation Z](/source/Generation_Z),{{Cite web |title=Word of the year 2023 is 'rizz' after Tom Holland interview fuelled rise in use – but what does the Oxford pick mean? |url=https://news.sky.com/story/oxford-names-rizz-as-word-of-the-year-after-tom-holland-interview-fuelled-rise-in-use-but-what-does-it-mean-13022485 |access-date=2023-12-04 |website=Sky News |language=en |archive-date=2023-12-04 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20231204083556/https://news.sky.com/story/oxford-names-rizz-as-word-of-the-year-after-tom-holland-interview-fuelled-rise-in-use-but-what-does-it-mean-13022485 |url-status=live }} though it has attracted significant use from [Generation Alpha](/source/Generation_Alpha) as well.{{Cite web |last=Kircher |first=Madison Malone |date=2023-11-08 |title=Gen Alpha Is Here. Can You Understand Their Slang? |url=https://www.nytimes.com/2023/11/08/style/gen-alpha-slang.html |access-date=2024-01-01 |website=The New York Times |language=en-US |archive-date=2023-12-21 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20231221112338/https://www.nytimes.com/2023/11/08/style/gen-alpha-slang.html |url-status=live }} Further development of the word "rizz" includes "Rizzler" or "Rizz God",{{cite web |last1=Press-Reynolds |first1=Kieran |title=How the slang term 'rizz' became an internet obsession that stumped boomers (and even zoomers) |url=https://www.businessinsider.com/internet-slang-tiktok-word-rizz-rizzler-rizzgod-zoomers-rizzardofoz-twitter-2023-1 |website=Business Insider |access-date=27 January 2023 |archive-date=27 January 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230127231822/https://www.businessinsider.com/internet-slang-tiktok-word-rizz-rizzler-rizzgod-zoomers-rizzardofoz-twitter-2023-1 |url-status=live }} meaning highly charismatic, and "Unspoken Rizz", meaning a person's ability to attract a person without speaking.{{Cite web |last=Hall |first=Vanessa |date=2023-04-04 |title=All About 'Rizz' and What It Actually Means |url=https://parade.com/living/rizz-meaning |access-date=2023-12-04 |website=Parade |language=en |archive-date=2023-12-04 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20231204152953/https://parade.com/living/rizz-meaning |url-status=live }} Cenat stated in an interview on the ''[No Jumper](/source/Adam22)'' [podcast](/source/podcast) that after the word went viral on [TikTok](/source/TikTok) he stopped using it himself, stating that the viral use on TikTok "butchered" the word.{{Cite web |date=2023-12-04 |title=What does rizz mean, and do you have it? The Gen Z term storming TikTok |url=https://ca.sports.yahoo.com/news/does-rizz-mean-gen-z-103149170.html |access-date=2023-12-04 |website=Yahoo Sports |language=en-CA |archive-date=2023-12-04 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20231204152952/https://ca.sports.yahoo.com/news/does-rizz-mean-gen-z-103149170.html |url-status=live }} The term went further viral in June 2023, after actor [Tom Holland](/source/Tom_Holland) explained in an interview with [BuzzFeed](/source/BuzzFeed) that he possessed "limited rizz" and it was by playing the "long game" that helped to win over his girlfriend, actress [Zendaya](/source/Zendaya). From this, a number of [meme](/source/meme)s were created.{{Cite news |last1=Khomami |first1=Nadia |date=2023-12-04 |title=Got rizz? Tom Holland memes propel popularity of 2023 word of the year |language=en-GB |work=The Guardian |url=https://www.theguardian.com/society/2023/dec/04/got-rizz-tom-holland-memes-propel-popularity-of-2023-word-of-the-year |access-date=2023-12-04 |issn=0261-3077 |archive-date=2023-12-04 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20231204143329/https://www.theguardian.com/society/2023/dec/04/got-rizz-tom-holland-memes-propel-popularity-of-2023-word-of-the-year |url-status=live}} Rizz was named the ''[Oxford English Dictionary](/source/Oxford_English_Dictionary)'' [Word of the Year](/source/Word_of_the_year) for 2023.{{Cite web |last=Heaton |first=Benedict |date=2023-12-04 |title=Rizz crowned Oxford Word of the Year 2023 |url=https://corp.oup.com/news/rizz-crowned-oxford-word-of-the-year-2023/ |access-date=2024-07-03 |publisher=Oxford University Press}}{{Cite news |date=2023-12-04 |title=Rizz named word of the year 2023 by Oxford University Press |url=https://www.bbc.com/news/entertainment-arts-67602699 |access-date=2024-07-03 |language=en-GB}} == See also == * [Glossary of Generation Z slang](/source/Glossary_of_Generation_Z_slang) * ''[Gyatt](/source/Gyatt)'' – another slang term popularized by Cenat * [The Rizzler](/source/The_Rizzler) – a social media personality known for his "rizz face" * [Skibidi Toilet](/source/Skibidi_Toilet) == References == {{reflist}}{{Generation Z slang}} Category:Internet slang Category:2020s slang Category:2021 neologisms Category:Internet memes introduced in 2021 Category:English words Category:Generation Z slang Category:Generation Alpha slang --- Adapted from the Wikipedia article [Rizz](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Rizz) by Wikipedia contributors ([contributor history](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Rizz?action=history)). 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