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<\/p>\nLanguage dons have chosen ‘rizz’ as their Oxford 2023 word of the year – seeing off rivals ‘Swiftie’ and ‘de-influencing’ to the top spot.<\/p>\n
The term, internet slang for ‘romantic appeal’ or charm, was crowned after a Tom Holland interview fuelled a boom in its use among younger people in Generation Z – defined as those born between the mid to late-1990s and early 2010s.<\/p>\n
It beat seven other contenders to become the word of 2023, in a list narrowed down by a public vote before Oxford lexicographers decided the winner.\u00a0<\/p>\n
Recorded uses of the word peaked in June when Spider-Man star Holland was asked about his ‘rizz’ in a widely shared interview.<\/p>\n
The actor said: ‘I have no rizz whatsoever. I have limited rizz. My brother Paddy has ultimate rizz’ before then explaining he won over his girlfriend Zendaya by playing the ‘long game’.<\/p>\n
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The word gained popularity after being used by Spider-Man star Tom Holland in June\u00a0<\/p>\n
https:\/\/youtube.com\/watch?v=2oDXBHIoqas%3Frel%3D0%26start%3D2<\/p>\n
The word is used massively online, with billions of views of the hashtag ‘rizz’ on TikTok.<\/p>\n
According to the Oxford University Press, ‘rizz’ is defined as style, charm, or attractiveness; the ability to attract a romantic or sexual partner.<\/p>\n
Linguistic experts believe it comes from a shortened version of the word charisma.\u00a0<\/p>\n
It can also be used as a verb, in sayings such as ‘to rizz up’, which means to attract, seduce, or chat someone up.<\/p>\n
2022 – Goblin mode:\u00a0<\/span>Defined as ‘a type of behavior which is unapologetically self-indulgent, lazy, slovenly or greedy, typically in a way that rejects social norms or expectations’.<\/p>\n 2021 – Vax<\/span>: Oxford Languages said vax had ‘injected itself into the bloodstream of the English language’ during the coronavirus pandemic, as Covid vaccines were rolled out globally.<\/p>\n 2020<\/span> – For the first time, a decision was taken to not crown a single word as the year’s best, with 2020 being described as ‘a year which cannot be neatly accommodated in one single word’. Instead words like ‘unmute’<\/span> to ‘mail-in<\/span>‘, ‘coronavirus<\/span>‘ and ‘lockdown<\/span>‘, were added.\u00a0<\/p>\n It’s essentially a newer version of ‘game’, defined as skill, prowess, and the ability to attract others sexually by using one’s charm.<\/p>\n Experts from Oxford University Press said the shortlist of eight words and phrases this year were chosen to most reflect the mood, ethos or preoccupations of 2023.<\/p>\n The other seven words in the shortlist, defined by Oxford language dons, are:\u00a0<\/p>\n Swiftie<\/span>: An enthusiastic fan of the singer Taylor Swift<\/p>\n De-influencing<\/span>: The practice of discouraging people from buying particular products, or of encouraging people to reduce their consumption of material goods, esp. via social media.<\/p>\n Beige flag<\/span>: A character trait that indicates that a partner or potential partner is boring or lacks originality; (also) a trait or habit, esp. of a partner or potential partner, viewed as extremely characteristic, but not distinctly good or bad.<\/p>\n Heat dome<\/span>: A persistent high-pressure weather system over a particular geographic area, which traps a mass of hot air below it.<\/p>\n Prompt<\/span>: An instruction given to an artificial intelligence program, algorithm, etc., which determines or influences the content it generates.<\/p>\n