fo shizzle

/fɔ ˈʃɪzl̩/

prepositional phrase

For sure; of course; right on.

Meanings

prepositional phrase

alternative for shizzle · alternative fo’ shizzle · alternative fa shizzle

  1. slangAfrican-American VernaculardancingFor sure; of course; right on.

    2001, Shawn Corey “Jay-Z” Carter, “Izzo (H.O.V.A.)”, The Blueprint, Roc-A-Fella and Island Def Jam H to the izz-O, V to the izz-A Fo’ shizzle my nizzle used to dribble down in VA

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    2002, Calvin Cordozar “Snoop Dogg” Broadus, Jr., “Beautiful”, Paid tha Co$t to Be da Bo$$, Doggystyle Records, Priority Records, and Capitol Records Guy on phone: Yo dogg we on the way to do the video Snoop: Fo shizzle!

    Conversely, I was also a little jealous because it did sound a bit cool to have a church named after me, complete with my photo on the side of buses so that everyone would know that I was pastor izzle fo’ shizzle.

    2006, Mark Driscoll, Confessions of a Reformission Rev.: Hard Lessons from an Emerging Missional Church, Zondervan, →ISBN, page 49

Synonyms & antonyms

Origin

Blend of for sure + -izzle (rhyming ending). Popularized by rap artist Snoop Dogg; see -izzle for details. Fo shizzle is a direct derivative of Fa Sheezy popularized by E-40. They both share the same meaning and are used interchangeably. Both words first appeared on media in 1996 on Bay Area Rapper E-40’s “Rapper’s Ball”.

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APA

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MLA

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Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “fo shizzle,” accessed November 4, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/fo%20shizzle.

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