-iz-

See also: iz, íz, iz-, iż-, and איז‎

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-

  1. (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
English terms infixed with -iz-

References
  • Adams, Michael (2009). Slang: The People's Poetry. Oxford University Press. p. 126. →ISBN.
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