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-izzle

/-ˈɪzəl/

-izzle suffix: forms hip-hop-sounding words, which replaces the word with the first sound of the word followed by -izzle.

Suffix

-izzle

  1. (slang, African-American Vernacular) Forms hip-hop-sounding words, which replaces the word with the first sound of the word followed by -izzle.
    • My nizzle, you gon' get hizzle
      Relax by the kizzle
      An' go get us a couple hizzles2001, Cypress Hill, Here is Something You Can't Understand
    • A bewigged British judge ruled on Thursday that the lyrics of a rap record urging the listener to “shizzle my nizzle” and referring to a “mish mish man” did not constitute an offense.2004, Hollywood Reporter, British judge: nizzle-shizzling not an offense

Origin of -izzle

Popularized by rap artist Snoop Dogg, but first put to record by Frankie Smith's 1981 "Double Dutch Bus", from a style of cant (esoteric slang) used by African American pimps and jive hustlers of the 1970s. The “-iz, -izzle, -izzo, -ilz” speak (which also uses an infix -iz-), similar in some ways to Pig Latin, was developed by African Americans around the period of the Harlem Renaissance, with hotspots of the speak in Oakland, New York City, and Philadelphia. It was partially developed as young African American girls improvised chants and nursery rhymes while jumping rope, with the -iz dialect serving to add syllables when necessary to maintain the rhythm. A similar -iz dialect has also been used by carnies (carnival workers).

Words formed from -izzle

Words that rhyme with -izzle

Questions about -izzle

What does -izzle mean?
-izzle means forms hip-hop-sounding words, which replaces the word with the first sound of the word followed by -izzle.
What part of speech is -izzle?
-izzle is a suffix.
How do you pronounce -izzle?
-izzle is pronounced /-ˈɪzəl/.

Words near -izzle in the dictionary

  1. -izer
  2. -izes
  3. -izine
  4. -izing
  5. -izz-
  6. -izzle
  7. -izzy
  8. -ja
  9. -ji
  10. -k
  11. -k-

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