# jizz

Pronunciation: say "JIZ" /ˈd͡ʒɪz/

## Noun

1. Semen, the fluid ejaculated by a male. *(slang)*
   - Simple: Semen, the liquid that carries a man's sperm.
3. The physical and behavioral features of a bird that let an experienced birder recognize at once what kind it is, especially at family or genus level.
   - Simple: The overall look and movement of a bird that lets a skilled bird watcher know at once what kind it is.
   - _Even at a distance, the swift's jizz, all sickle wings and frantic speed, gave it away._
   - _Experienced birders often name a warbler by jizz alone before they ever see its markings._

## Verb

2. To ejaculate, sometimes onto or into something. *(slang)*
   - Simple: A rude slang word meaning to release semen.

## Origin

**Meaning 3** — First known in print in 1921, from a Manchester Guardian column by Thomas Coward (December 1921) later included in his book Bird Haunts and Nature Memories; he attributed the word to "a west-coast Irishman" and used it of the overall carriage and appearance by which someone is recognized at a distance. Its origin is uncertain: suggestions such as a military abbreviation GIS ("general impression and shape") or a contraction of "just is" have been debunked, and others link it to guise, gist or gestalt.
**Meanings 1–2** — A variant or shortening of jism.

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