Oxford: The English word of the year is "rizz"
12/4/2023, 3:26:30 PM
Highlights: "Rizz" is an abbreviation for charisma, popularized by a Buzzfeed interview with actor Tom Holland. Rizz is described as style, charm or attractiveness and the ability to attract or attract a potential partner. Last year's word was "Goblin mode" – engaging in antisocial behavior that goes against society's norms in an often shabby way. The word became more common after many people spent a lot of time alone during the pandemic. It is a word that shows how language can be formed in smaller clusters, for example in social media.
The British Oxford University Press has named the English word of the year and it is "rizz" – an abbreviation for charisma, popularized by a Buzzfeed interview with actor Tom Holland.
Rizz is described as style, charm or attractiveness and the ability to attract or attract a potential partner.
Oxford writes that they chose "rizz" because it is a word that shows how language can be formed in smaller clusters, for example in social media, before it appears in society.
"Rizz" reached many when a Buzzfeed interview in which Spiderman actor Tom Holland assures that he has no "rizz" went viral.
Last year's word was "Goblin mode" – engaging in antisocial behavior that goes against society's norms in an often shabby way. The word became more common after many people spent a lot of time alone during the pandemic.