Is Rizz an erotic hero? The post-Tinder love is so old.
Every generation has their own memes, slang, and internet culture. Gen Alpha ‘claims’ subtly they are the smartest generation so far. Now Oxford university press selected ‘Rizz’ as the word of the year. The New York Times says it’s one of the the most popular word among generation Alpha.
(For those who don’t know which English letter represents your generation, here is a checklist)
Oxford officially defines the word as ‘rizz’ is a colloquial noun, defined as ‘style, charm, or attractiveness; the ability to attract a romantic or sexual partner’.
Rizz was chosen out of four words that were selected by public vote, with language experts choosing the finalist. Oxford, which publishes the Oxford English Dictionary, declared that rizz was emblematic of a word that can be nourished by a smaller community, particularly via social media, before garnering wider acceptance.
Rizz is a Word of Recent Origin
Rizz originated with Twitch streamer Kai Cenat, who used it during streams. Cenat said he didn’t consider it short for charisma but that it meant a person had “game.”
Spiderman’s Rizz
Spiderman star Tom Holland was asked by the press about the secret of his ‘rizz’ and he answered “no rizz whatsoever.” then the word started its journey to the Oxford dictionary’s s page.
Other shortlisted words of the year
Swiftie vs. de-influencing
- Swiftie (n.): an enthusiastic fan of the singer Taylor Swift.
- de-influencing (n.): the practice of discouraging people from buying particular products, or of encouraging people to reduce their consumption of material goods, esp. via social media.
beige flag vs. rizz
- beige flag (n.): a character trait that indicates that a partner or potential partner is boring or lacks originality; (also) a trait or habit, esp. of a partner or potential partner, viewed as extremely characteristic, but not distinctly good or bad.
- rizz (n.): style, charm, or attractiveness; the ability to attract a romantic or sexual partner.
heat dome vs. prompt
- heat dome (n.): a persistent high-pressure weather system over a particular geographic area, which traps a mass of hot air below it.
- prompt (n.): an instruction given to an artificial intelligence program, algorithm, etc., which determines or influences the content it generates.
parasocial vs. situationship
- parasocial (adj.): designating a relationship characterized by the one-sided, unreciprocated sense of intimacy felt by a viewer, fan, or follower for a well-known or prominent figure (typically a media celebrity), in which the follower or fan comes to feel (falsely) that they know the celebrity as a friend.
- situationship (n.): a romantic or sexual relationship that is not considered to be formal or established.
Content partly sourced from Oxford site.
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