rizz

1. USslanguncountableA person's ability to attract a love interest, usually female; attractiveness, charm.First known use early 2020s

   negative rizz, L rizz

   disastrously poor rizz; the ability to repel others

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   Near-synonyms: aura, charisma

   Wow, that guy has no rizz whatsoever.

   You got her number? W rizz!

   Bruh, that girl has better rizz than I do.

   Baby Gronk shared that he would be focusing not on grade school or a paper route but ... his love for video games. To be fair, the purported "rizz king" of the pre-pubescent sports world is probably not the one who actually said any of the above.

   2023 June 26, Lauren Mechling, “Baby Gronk, internet stardom and the Sports Dad nightmare writ large”, in Katharine Viner, editor, The Guardian, London: Guardian News & Media, →ISSN, →OCLC, archived from the original on 22 Jul 2023

   Synonyms: game, aura, charisma

present singular third person rizzes · participle present rizzing · participle past rizzed · past rizzed

1. slangtransitiveOften followed by up: to attract or seduce (a love interest).First known use early 2020s

   I’m gonna go rizz one of those girls.

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   In one of [Henry] De Tolla's videos, he says that [Livvy] Dunne "rizzed" Madden [San Miguel] while convincing him to attend LSU. In another video, he jokes that Madden "rizzed up" Dunne and the 10-year-old stole the gymnastics star from her boyfriend, the "drip king." "Drip" refers to swagger and style.

   2023 June 8, Kalhan Rosenblatt, “Who is Baby Gronk? Did Livvy 'rizz' him up? What does any of this really mean?”, in NBC News, archived from the original on 22 Jun 2023

   Erling Haaland gets 'jealous' while handsome actor rizzes up girlfriend Isabel [title] […] While at the concert, [Isabel] Johansen was speaking to male actor Michele Morrone while Haaland watched. The striker said he, "still gets quite jealous though," before jokingly pretending to interrupt Johansen and Morrone's conversation.

   2026 August 10, Grant Young, “Erling Haaland Gets ‘Jealous’ while Handsome Actor Rizzes up Girlfriend Isabel”, in New York Post, New York, N.Y.: News Corp, →ISSN, →OCLC, archived from the original on 14 Aug 2026

   Late in the first quarter, [Caitlin] Clark exchanged words with coach Andrea Capobianco. […] Capobianco thought that Clark flopped in the play. After seeing the Fever star chime in on the referees' conversation, the Italian coach gave one of the most animated reactions. This sparked various reactions from WNBA [Women's National Basketball Association] fans online. "Caitlin rizzing the Italy coach," a fan said.

   2026 September 7, Reign Amurao, “‘Caitlin Rizzing the Italy Coach’, ‘Absolute Comedy’ – WNBA Fans Lose It as Caitlin Clark Sparks Animated Reaction from Italian Coach over Foul Call”, in Sportskeeda, archived from the original on 19 Sep 2026

   Synonyms: ask out, court, flirt, hit on, woo

1. Multicultural London EnglishslanguncountableSynonym of rolling paper, particularly of the Rizla+ brand.

   And I heard that the yutes are lizz / Fuck it, I'm tryna put him in the rizz

   2024 September 2, “Niz” (0:31 from the start), in Liz (lyrics), YouTube

   Synonyms: rolling paper, particularly of the Rizla+ brand