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phiz (fɪz) ![[Click for IPA pronunciation guide]](http://static.sfdict.com/dictstatic/g/d/dictionary_questionbutton_default.gif) | |
| —n | |
| slang chiefly (Brit) Also called: phizog the face or a facial expression: an ugly phiz | |
| [C17: colloquial shortening of | |
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Phiz
is always a great word to know.
So is slumgullion. Does it mean:
| a stew of meat, vegetables, potatoes, etc. |
| an extraordinary or unusual thing, person, or event; an exceptional example or instance. |
| Phiz (fɪz) | |
| —n | |
| real name Hablot Knight Browne. 1815--82, English painter, noted for his illustrations for Dickens' novels | |
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Word Origin & History
phiz
1688, jocular abbreviation of physiognomy (q.v.); hence "face, countenance, facial expression."
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phiz
British artist, preeminent as an interpreter and illustrator of Dickens' characters
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Encyclopedia Britannica, 2008. Encyclopedia Britannica Online.
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