Are you having ‘Rizz’ in you?

 

Are you having ‘Rizz’ in you?

The title of this article might have sounded interesting for readers. Especially, the word ‘Rizz’ would definitely create curiosity among us. Yes, you are right this is a new word which became very famous during the year 2023. The meaning of ‘Rizz’ is ability to attract a person romantically. In other words being ‘Rizz’ means being attractive or having charm. This word got sort of recognition when it was used by Hollywood actor Tom Holland. Before that it was used quite often by YouTuber and Streamer Kai Cenat.

Tom Holland is famous for his role in Hollywood film titled ‘Spider-Man: Far from Home’ released in 2019. In this film produced by Columbia Pictures and Marvel Studio Tom Holland has played the character of Spiderman, the Superhero. He was born on June 1, 1996 in a town called as Kingston upon Thames. This town is located in southwest London, the capital of United Kingdom.

As far as the story or you can call history of the word ‘Rizz’ is concerned it was used for the first time in the year 2022. But, it became a rage and widely popular word when it was used by Tom Holland in his one of the interviews as mentioned above. He had said in the concerned interview that “I have no rizz whatsoever. I have limited rizz”.

According to experts the word ‘Rizz’ has originated from the word ‘Charisma’. It is said that Oxford University Press (OUP) which publishes the Oxford English Dictionary, appoints a team of fifteen experts in order make selection of ‘Word of the Year.’ They go through the words submitted to them by the readers but mainly they scan or search the maximum use of word on electronic or online platforms. They start their search with several thousand words and shortlist three words finally. After that at last one word is chosen as the’ Word of the Year’. As far as ‘Rizz’ is concerned it was having other competitors like ‘Prompt’, ‘Situationship’ and ‘Swifty’. It is quite interesting to know what the younger generation means by these words. The meaning of word ‘Prompt’ for today’s generation is an instruction given to an artificial intelligence programme, ‘Situationship’ means an informal romantic or sexual relationship and ‘Swifty’ means an avid fan of Taylor Swift. Taylor Alison Swift is a very popular singer from United States of America. Even  though she sings in different genres, but especially her pop songs are very popular among her fans. She is also a song writer. She was born on 13 December 1989 in West Reading borough in the state of Pennsylvania.

While talking about English language one has to accept a fact that it is a  progressive and flexible language. Lexicographers of English language study the words from other languages as well and make it a point to accept it in English language. For example Indian words like ‘Guru’, ‘Jungle’, ‘Mantra’, etc. have made their way into English language. Until and unless such flexibility is accepted the vocabulary in the language cannot increase and the language cannot progress. Hence, while retaining the original words in the language and maintaining the essence of the language it is necessary to adopt words from other languages as well then only it can remain relevant with changing times. At the same time  the readers and writers should keep on coining new words in order to maker her further rich. This lesson can be taken from English language. Due to this kind of flexible and progressive approach followed by the English language experts, linguists, lexicographers and most importantly the readers and the one who speak this language it is prospering with every passing year. It should not be an exaggeration if we say that Hindi language is quite flexible when it comes to accepting words from other languages.

Apart from Oxford English Dictionary, Cambridge and Merriam-Webster Dictionaries also choose their respective ‘Words of the Year’.

Selecting the ‘Word of the Year’ concept itself is fascinating. Such healthy ideas , concepts and practices are needed to be accepted so that  not only language but society also keep on evolving. Hence, we can conclude by saying are you ‘rizz up?’