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English
Etymology
From a style of cant used by African Americans in the 1970s and popularized by rapper Snoop Dogg. See -izzle for more.
Infix
-iz-
- (slang, African-American Vernacular) An intensifier.
- shit + -iz- → shiznit
- house + -iz- → hizouse
- damn + -iz- → dizamn
Usage notes
Characteristic of African American Vernacular English. Usually inserted after the first phoneme or first syllable.
Derived terms
References
- Adams, Michael (2009). Slang: The People's Poetry. Oxford University Press. p. 126. →ISBN.