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Whiz
//wɪz// noun, prep, verb, slang
Definitions
Noun
- 1 A whirring or hissing sound (as above). US, countable, uncountable
- 2 a buzzing or hissing sound as of something traveling rapidly through the air wordnet
- 3 Someone who is remarkably skilled at something. US, countable, informal, uncountable
"He's a whiz with the computers."
- 4 someone who is dazzlingly skilled in any field wordnet
- 5 An act of urination. US, countable, especially, slang, uncountable, vulgar
"I have to take a whiz."
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- 6 Amphetamine. UK, US, slang, uncountable
"And I don't quite understand just what this feeling is / But that's okay cause we're all sorted out for E's and wizz"
- 7 Pickpocketing. UK, US, countable, slang, uncountable, with-definite-article
"This type of pickpocket, it should be noted, is passing from the scene; most class cannons now operating are old-timers. “The only youngsters I see breaking in on the whiz are jigs, and they are coining a bebop lingo that is something. […]"
Preposition
- 1 Pronunciation spelling of with. US, alt-of, pronunciation-spelling, slang
Verb
- 1 To make a whirring or hissing sound, similar to that of an object speeding through the air. US
- 2 make a soft swishing sound wordnet
- 3 To rush or move swiftly with such a sound. US
- 4 To throw or spin rapidly. US
- 5 To urinate. US, slang, vulgar
"We whizzed in the bushes."
Etymology
Etymology 1
Onomatopoeic. Compare huzz, hizz, hiss. In some noun senses perhaps derived from wizard.
Etymology 2
Onomatopoeic. Compare huzz, hizz, hiss. In some noun senses perhaps derived from wizard.
Etymology 3
See with.
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