slang
: romantic appeal or charm
Ultimately, everyone has their own special sort of rizz. Maybe it's a pick-up line (are you from Tennessee?) or the fact that they go to therapy (that's hot).—
Alexis Morillo
Alexis Morillo[Kai] Cenat dubbed his friend Duke the "master" of unspoken rizz when Duke was able to have a woman giggling … with only a hand wave.—Emerald Pellot
Emerald PellotSaying you have rizz is such an unattractive thing to say unironically while flirting …—@ArtsyVRC, on X, formerly Twitter
@ArtsyVRC, on X, formerly Twitter
rizzed; rizzing; rizzes
slang
: to charm or seduce
… I think I accidentally rizzed a girl at the mall at some point and now whenever she sees me she tries to be the one to check me out at the cashier …—@kohauro, on X, formerly Twitter
—usually used with up@kohauro, on X, formerly Twitter… the boys are attempting to rizz up nearby hotties.—Eva Kottou
Eva KottouExamples of rizz in a Sentence
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Melissa Willets, Parents, 1 Nov. 2024
Venus enters Sagittarius on 17th October (staying in the fire sign until 11th November), giving us rizz and bringing exuberance to our lives.
—Lisa Stardust, refinery29.com, 16 Oct. 2024
His rizz and professional development throughout the series make the doctor a Capricorn to the core.
—Lisa Stardust, Peoplemag, 26 Sep. 2024
Having rizz is making someone fall for you, said Beryl and her little sister Marigold, 9.
—Sakshi Venkatraman, NBC News, 10 Aug. 2024
What wasn’t expected was for the games to have so much rizz.
—Angela Velasquez, Sourcing Journal, 5 Aug. 2024
Now, men are competing for rizz and Aubrey Graham is always losing.
—refinery29.com, 22 July 2024
The absolute rizz of our guy just sitting on the floor, eighth whiskey in, listening to jazz in a fog of cigarette smoke.
—Andy Andersen, Vulture, 8 Feb. 2024
Better sleep means better rizz (as her kids would call it), said Dr. Rachel Salas, professor of neurology at the Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine in Baltimore.
—Madeline Holcombe, CNN, 10 Apr. 2024
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Fact checked by Sarah Scott Parents of tweens and teens like me are always in need of a brush up on current slang terms, such as lala bop, and rizz.
—Melissa Willets, Parents, 1 Nov. 2024
Venus enters Sagittarius on 17th October (staying in the fire sign until 11th November), giving us rizz and bringing exuberance to our lives.
—Lisa Stardust, refinery29.com, 16 Oct. 2024
His rizz and professional development throughout the series make the doctor a Capricorn to the core.
—Lisa Stardust, Peoplemag, 26 Sep. 2024
Having rizz is making someone fall for you, said Beryl and her little sister Marigold, 9.
—Sakshi Venkatraman, NBC News, 10 Aug. 2024
What wasn’t expected was for the games to have so much rizz.
—Angela Velasquez, Sourcing Journal, 5 Aug. 2024
Now, men are competing for rizz and Aubrey Graham is always losing.
—refinery29.com, 22 July 2024
The absolute rizz of our guy just sitting on the floor, eighth whiskey in, listening to jazz in a fog of cigarette smoke.
—Andy Andersen, Vulture, 8 Feb. 2024
Better sleep means better rizz (as her kids would call it), said Dr. Rachel Salas, professor of neurology at the Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine in Baltimore.
—Madeline Holcombe, CNN, 10 Apr. 2024
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“Rizz.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/rizz. Accessed 11 Dec. 2024.
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