rizz
- 1The ability to attract a romantic interest through charm or personal appeal.
Like a quiet magnetism that pulls people toward you.
His easy confidence and quick wit are pure rizz.
Landing a date that smoothly takes real rizz.
UsageGraded, not counted: someone has rizz, has no rizz; a smooth move is W rizz, a flop L rizz.
Similarcharisma
Note
Internet-era slang with an unusually traceable birth: the streamer Kai Cenat popularized it in mid-2021 after it circulated among his friends, TikTok spread it in 2022, and Oxford University Press named it its 2023 Word of the Year.
Checked 2 Nov 2026 · 3 facts
- Streamer Kai Cenat popularized rizz in mid-2021 after earlier use among his friends. en.wikipedia.org
- TikTok spread rizz in 2022. en.wiktionary.org
- Oxford University Press chose rizz as its 2023 Word of the Year. en.wiktionary.org
Wow, that guy has no rizz whatsoever.
You got her number? W rizz!
- 2To attract or seduce a romantic interest through charm and flirtation.
He spent the whole night trying to rizz a girl he met at the show.
She completely rizzed her crush with a single confident text.
UsageOften with up: rizz up a crush or rizz a crush up. Personal pronouns go before up: rizz her up.
Note
Here the appeal of the noun for charm becomes something done to someone. Up often follows it, as in rizz someone up. A widely shared 2023 example was playful: TikTok creator Henry De Tolla said gymnast Livvy Dunne had "rizzed" Baby Gronk, a 10-year-old American football player, into wanting to attend Louisiana State University (LSU), though no actual flirting happened.
Checked 3 Nov 2026 · 8 facts
- The example was widely shared in 2023. knowyourmeme.com
- Henry De Tolla was a TikTok creator. buzzsprout.com
- The example was a joke. patreon.com
- Livvy Dunne was a gymnast. defector.com
- De Tolla said Livvy had "rizzed" Baby Gronk into committing to LSU. cafemom.com
- Baby Gronk was a 10-year-old American football player at the time. patreon.com
- LSU stands for Louisiana State University. lsusports.net
- Dunne did not actually flirt with Baby Gronk. defector.com
Less common meaning
- 3A quantity of rolling paper, especially of the Rizla+ brand.
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Origin
Kai Cenat, a YouTuber and Twitch streamer, or one of his close friends, came up with the word around May 2021. TikTok made it popular in 2022, and it kept spreading through 2023, the year Oxford University Press picked it as Word of the Year. Many people link it to 'charisma', but Cenat has said it is not a shortened form of that word.
Checked 1 Nov 2026 · 5 facts
- Kai Cenat is a YouTuber and Twitch streamer. en.wikipedia.org
- Cenat or one of his close friends coined the word around May 2021. en.wiktionary.org
- TikTok popularized the word in 2022. en.wiktionary.org
- The word continued spreading in 2023, when Oxford University Press selected it as Word of the Year. en.wiktionary.org
- People associate the word with charisma, but Cenat has denied that it is short for charisma. uk.complex.com