Influenced by Kai Cenat, renowned for his “rizz tips” videos, and supported by Tom Holland, who humorously claims, “I have no rizz whatsoever. I have limited rizz,” the term “rizz” has taken the top spot in 2023.
This trend has gained official recognition from the Oxford University Press, the publisher of the Oxford English Dictionary.
Defined as “style, charm, or attractiveness,” and specifically as “the ability to attract a romantic or sexual partner,” “rizz” has secured its position as the 2023 Word of the Year.
The Oxford English Dictionary expands its usage, acknowledging “rizz” as a verb in expressions like “to rizz up,” meaning “to attract, seduce, or engage in conversation with (a person).”
According to a statement from Oxford University Press,
Our language experts chose ‘rizz’ as an interesting example of how language can be formed, shaped, and shared within communities, before being picked up more widely in society.
It speaks to how younger generations now have spaces, online or otherwise, to own and define the language they use.
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