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friz

[friz] verb (used without object), verb (used with object), frizzed, friz⋅zing, noun, plural friz⋅zes.
frizz 1 .

frizer, noun

frizz

1[friz]
–verb (used without object), verb (used with object)
1. to form into small, crisp curls or little tufts.
–noun
2. the state of being frizzed.
3. something frizzed; frizzed hair.
Also, friz.


Origin:
1650–60; back formation from frizzle 1


frizzer, noun
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friz [frɪz]

  1. n.
    a Frisbee. : Whose friz is that in the tree?
Dictionary of American Slang and Colloquial Expressions by Richard A. Spears.Fourth Edition.
Copyright 2007. Published by McGraw Hill.
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Word Origin & History

frizz  (v.)
1620, probably from Fr. friser "to curl," perhaps from stem of frire "to fry, cook." Assimilated to native frizzle.
Online Etymology Dictionary, © 2001 Douglas Harper
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