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 Twitter
@ArtsyVRC, on 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 Twitter
—usually used with up@kohauro, on Twitter… the boys are attempting to rizz up nearby hotties.—Eva Kottou
Eva KottouExamples of rizz in a Sentence
Recent Examples on the WebAndy 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
In a BuzzFeed interview to promote Dune: Part Two, Zendaya was asked who in the Dune cast has the most rizz.
—Kathleen Walsh, Glamour, 22 Feb. 2024
Jake Gyllenhaal put his rizz to the test after director Ed Zwick challenged him while preparing for his Love and Other Drugs role.
—Brendan Le, Peoplemag, 13 Feb. 2024
Rizz factor: Uma Thurman studied for years with a rizz master in China.
—Vulture, 31 Mar. 2023
Noun
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
In a BuzzFeed interview to promote Dune: Part Two, Zendaya was asked who in the Dune cast has the most rizz.
—Kathleen Walsh, Glamour, 22 Feb. 2024
Jake Gyllenhaal put his rizz to the test after director Ed Zwick challenged him while preparing for his Love and Other Drugs role.
—Brendan Le, Peoplemag, 13 Feb. 2024
Rizz factor: Uma Thurman studied for years with a rizz master in China.
—Vulture, 31 Mar. 2023
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“Rizz.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/rizz. Accessed 27 Jun. 2024.
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