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A fact from Rizz appeared on Wikipedia's Main Page in the Did you know column on 1 January 2024 (check views). The text of the entry was as follows:

Did you know... that after popularizing the term rizz, Kai Cenat stopped using the term himself, saying that TikTok had butchered the word?

A record of the entry may be seen at Wikipedia:Recent additions/2024/January. The nomination discussion and review may be seen at Template:Did you know nominations/Rizz (slang).

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The following is an archived discussion of the DYK nomination of the article below. Please do not modify this page. Subsequent comments should be made on the appropriate discussion page (such as this nomination's talk page, the article's talk page or Wikipedia talk:Did you know), unless there is consensus to re-open the discussion at this page. No further edits should be made to this page.

The result was: promoted by Lightburst talk 23:48, 22 December 2023 (UTC)[reply]

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Kai Cenat

... that Kai Cenat (pictured), the streamer who popularized the term rizz, stopped using the term himself after claiming that TikTok had butchered the word? Source: https://ca.sports.yahoo.com/news/does-rizz-mean-gen-z-103149170.html
- ALT1: ... that after popularizing the term rizz, Kai Cenat (pictured) stopped using the term himself, saying that TikTok had butchered the word? Source: https://ca.sports.yahoo.com/news/does-rizz-mean-gen-z-103149170.html
- ALT2: ... that Tom Holland has limited rizz, and it was only through playing the long game that he was able to date Zendaya? Source: https://www.theguardian.com/society/2023/dec/04/got-rizz-tom-holland-memes-propel-popularity-of-2023-word-of-the-year
- Reviewed:

Converted from a redirect by InilanNahklia (talk) and Knightoftheswords281 (talk). Nominated by Knightoftheswords281 (talk) at 13:55, 8 December 2023 (UTC). Post-promotion hook changes for this nom will be logged at Template talk:Did you know nominations/Rizz (slang); consider watching this nomination, if it is successful, until the hook appears on the Main Page.[reply]

Article new and long enough, and well cited. Hooks are interesting and are attributed to a source. Proposed image is free to be used on the main page. ALT2, which doesn't have a picture, could be a good hook for the bottom slot. QPQ not required. Styyx (talk) 23:21, 19 December 2023 (UTC)[reply]

The word appears to be a Neologism which seems to comply with our WP:NEO policy. Lightburst (talk) 23:47, 22 December 2023 (UTC)[reply]

Generation Z or Generation Alpha?

Is this word used more by generation alpha? They’re the only generation I’ve personally heard using it. ERBuermann (talk) 23:08, 23 December 2023 (UTC)[reply]

Wikipedia is now a dictionary?

This is kind of coming out of a dictionary :) Lellyhatesanimals (talk) 07:24, 24 December 2023 (UTC)[reply]

Wikipedia:Wikipedia is not a dictionary, but sometimes individual words have interesting stories surrounding them (covered by WP:WORDISSUBJECT in the dictionary essay). This is one of those cases where there's additional social context around the word that a dictionary wouldn't adequately capture. This is a fine article. toobigtokale (talk) 10:32, 1 January 2024 (UTC)[reply]

Requested move 2 January 2024

The following is a closed discussion of a requested move. Please do not modify it. Subsequent comments should be made in a new section on the talk page. Editors desiring to contest the closing decision should consider a move review after discussing it on the closer's talk page. No further edits should be made to this discussion.

The result of the move request was: Moved (closed by non-admin page mover) BegbertBiggs (talk) 13:23, 9 January 2024 (UTC)[reply]

Rizz (slang) → Rizz
Rizz → Rizz (disambiguation)

– This page should be moved as it is clearly the WP:PRIMARYTOPIC for the word. I'm not convinced the DAB page is even necessary TBH. ᴢxᴄᴠʙɴᴍ (ᴛ) 12:12, 2 January 2024 (UTC)[reply]

Support Google doesn't appear to return any of the other 2 uses so it doesn't appear the rapper uses this name commonly. Crouch, Swale (talk) 17:34, 2 January 2024 (UTC)[reply]

Support when i search "Rizz" on google the Wikipedia page for the slang is the page that shows up in the google infobox, make sure to redirect Rizz (slang) to the page if the move happens. Sebbog13 (talk) 01:50, 5 January 2024 (UTC)[reply]

Support The slang is the WP:PRIMARYTOPIC. Some1 (talk) 00:35, 6 January 2024 (UTC)[reply]
agreed AaronNinetyTwo (talk) 16:18, 8 January 2024 (UTC)[reply]

Support. I agree that the slang term is the primary topic here. Aoba47 (talk) 02:55, 6 January 2024 (UTC)[reply]

Support, it does sound like the primary topic

(note: ignore the reply that i made that simply reads "agreed") AaronNinetyTwo (talk) 16:20, 8 January 2024 (UTC)[reply]

The discussion above is closed. Please do not modify it. Subsequent comments should be made on the appropriate discussion page. No further edits should be made to this discussion.

Sources for 'Rizz' and 'Charisma' being related?

The page doesn't have a reference for 'rizz' having been used before Kai Cenat coined or popularised the word nor, and probably more importantly, does it have a reference for 'rizz' being derived from the word 'charisma'. 5.151.181.202 (talk) 02:49, 4 January 2024 (UTC)[reply]

There are no academic or news sources, sadly 190.12.77.20 (talk) 18:44, 16 October 2024 (UTC)[reply]

can someone find sources for "rizz god" and "rizzard of oz"

these 2 terms are variations of the term rizz. the 2 obviously mean that the subject is good at "rizzing up" someone. rizzard of oz is obviously a reference to the wizard of oz. AaronNinetyTwo (talk) 15:09, 4 January 2024 (UTC)[reply]

@AaronNinetyTwo: at a quick search, this Business Insider article mentions both briefly (but annoyingly doesn't explicitly make the connection to 'wizard of oz'). RS/P lists culture articles by Insider as generally reliable, so that might be acceptable (though I'm intentionally being quite vague here though as I haven't spent much time looking at this). Best, ‍—‍a smart kitten_[meow] 15:46, 4 January 2024 (UTC)[reply]

thank you. I added the source and the fact now AaronNinetyTwo (talk) 17:53, 4 January 2024 (UTC)[reply]

The Meaning of "Rizz"

"Rizz" was originally a shortened version of the word charisma. The word "Rizz" was originally used to complement others charisma. However, it has now become a new slang word meaning STD (sexually transmitted disease). Teenagers and young adults are now using this word to discretely communicate whether they themselves or others have a sexually transmitted disease. DR.Simone-Wilkens (talk) 04:54, 3 February 2024 (UTC)[reply]

All we need now is a reliable source that says that. _signed,Willondon (talk) 15:14, 3 February 2024 (UTC)[reply]