The Oxford University Press announced its 2023 word of the year on Monday (4 December), and it’s one that you may need to use if you’re confident your flirty moves have a history of success, and your confidence is a force to be reckoned with.
HighlightsOxford’s 2023 Word of the Year is ‘rizz’, popular among Gen Z.‘Rizz’ beat ‘Swiftie’ and six other words to win the title.Public voting and language experts determined the winning word.Tom Holland’s interview in June boosted ‘rizz’ usage.
A team of experts and tens of thousands of public votes selectedrizzas the word which most captures 2023,Sky Newsreported.
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We don’t have hard evidence to prove it, but the increased amount of the use of the word rizz may be rooted in Spider-Man.
Recorded uses of the popular word have increased greatly this year, peaking in June when actor Tom Holland was asked about his rizz
According to Oxford University Press, recorded uses of the popular word have increased greatly this year, peaking in June when actor Tom Holland was asked about his rizz in a widely shared interview, as per the broadcaster.
In aninterviewwith Buzzfeed, the 27-year-old actor notably proclaimed: “I have no rizz whatsoever, I have limited rizz.”
Word of the Year 2023 is…#RIZZ
(n.) style, charm, or attractiveness; the ability to attract a romantic or sexual partner.
Tag someone who’s got plenty of it 👇#WOTY23#rizzpic.twitter.com/KBi6tTA3y4
— Oxford University Press (@OxUniPress)December 4, 2023
Rizz was reportedly on a shortlist of eight other prominent terms for the year in order to be selected as the Oxford Word of the Year.
Subsequently, language experts condensed them from the “22-billion-word corpus of language” at their disposal.
“I have no rizz whatsoever, I have limited rizz,” Tom Holland said
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According to the publication, from Monday, November 27 to Thursday, November 30, members of the general public were invited to cast their votes for different terms in a head-to-head battle.
Moreover, experts from Oxford University Press reportedly said the shortlist of eight words and phrases was chosen to most reflect the mood, ethos, or preoccupations of the last year.
Swiftie followed rizz, while the remaining six popular words were the following:
De-influencing: The practice of discouraging people from buying particular products, or of encouraging people to reduce their consumption of material goods, esp. via social media.
Rizz was reportedly on a shortlist of eight other prominent terms for the year in order to be selected as the Oxford Word of the Year
Beige flag: 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.
Heat dome: A persistent high-pressure weather system over a particular geographic area, which traps a mass of hot air below it.
Prompt: An instruction given to an artificial intelligence program, algorithm, etc., which determines or influences the content it generates.
“Situationship” was another strong contender on the list
Situationship: A romantic or sexual relationship that is not considered to be formal or established.
Speaking about this year’s campaign and the winner of Oxford Word of the Year 2023,Casper Grathwohl, President of Oxford Languages,said: “It has been incredible to see the public once again enjoying being a part of the Word of the Year selection.
“Seeing thousands of people debate and discuss language like this really highlights the power it has in helping us to understand who we are, and process what’s happening to the world around us.”
“Prompt” gained popularity as a result of the invention of AI tools
“Given that last year ‘goblin mode’ resonated with so many of us following the pandemic, it’s interesting to see a contrasting word like rizz come to the forefront, perhaps speaking to a prevailing mood of 2023 where more of us are opening ourselves up after a challenging few years and finding confidence in who we are.
“Rizz is a term that has boomed on social media and speaks to how language that enjoys intense popularity and currency within particular social communities—and even in some cases lose their popularity and become passé—can bleed into the mainstream.
“This is a story as old as language itself, but stories of linguistic evolution and expansion that used to take years can now take weeks or months.”
Many readers became familiar with the word thanks to their teens
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