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-iz-

-iz- infix: an intensifier.

Infix

-iz-

  1. (slang, African-American Vernacular) An intensifier.
    • shit + -iz- → shiznit
    • house + -iz- → hizouse

Forms of -iz-

alternative form-izz-

Origin of -iz-

From a style of cant used by African Americans in the 1970s and popularized by rapper Snoop Dogg. See -izzle for more.

Questions about -iz-

What does -iz- mean?
-iz- means an intensifier.
What part of speech is -iz-?
-iz- is an infix.

Words near -iz- in the dictionary

  1. -itude
  2. -ity
  3. -ium
  4. -iums
  5. -ive
  6. -iz-
  7. -ization
  8. -izations
  9. -ize
  10. -ized
  11. -izer

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