rizz

Slang for charisma

Rizz is slang for charm or seductive appeal, especially the ability to attract romantic interest through conversation and charisma: He's got serious rizz.

The word likely derives from "charisma." To rizz someone up is to flirt with or charm them.

Someone with no game has negative rizz.

The term spread from internet culture into mainstream youth slang in the early 2020s.

charm

charisma

Magnetic personal appeal

  • flirtingPlayfully showing romantic interest
  • smoothWithout roughness or difficulty
  • gameOrganized play or sport

swagger · attraction · seduction · pickup · magnetism · allure · suave · charmer · appeal · confident

skill

unspoken

Not verbally expressed

moves · lines · confidence · delivery · timing · eye contact · body language · presence · aura · vibe

internet

TikTok

Short-form video service

  • viralSpreading quickly online
  • Gen ZPost-millennial demographic cohort
  • slangInformal in-group vocabulary

meme · trending · streamer · Twitch · clip · compilation · rizzed · rizzing · based · sus

Categories
Opposites
social charm and seduction ability

rizzawkwardness

Lack of grace or ease

cringe · creepiness · repulsiveness · off-putting · fumbling

social confidence

rizzshyness

Tendency toward social timidity

timidity · social anxiety · insecurity · nervousness · self-consciousness

social competence

rizzsocial awkwardness

cluelessness · obliviousness · foot-in-mouth disease · bumbling · gracelessness

Phrases
  • rizz upAttract through smooth charm
Family

frizzy, frizz, frizzed, frizzes

Familiarity
Top 500,000
Profile
Known to kids · Abstract · Positive · Everyday, not technical · Rated PG