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verb (used without object)
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to move or rush with such a sound: The angry hornets whizzed by in a cloud.
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| an extraordinary or unusual thing, person, or event; an exceptional example or instance. |
| an arrangement of five objects, as trees, in a square or rectangle, one at each corner and one in the middle. |
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| whizz or whiz (wɪz) | |
| —vb , whizzes, whizzing, whizzed | |
| 1. | to make or cause to make a loud humming or buzzing sound |
| 2. | to move or cause to move with such a sound |
| 3. | informal (intr) to move or go rapidly |
| —n | |
| 4. | a loud humming or buzzing sound |
| 5. | informal a person who is extremely skilful at some activity |
| 6. | a slang word for amphetamine |
| 7. | informal (US) take a whizz to urinate |
| [C16: of imitative origin] | |
| whiz or whiz | |
| —vb | |
| —n | |
| [C16: of imitative origin] | |
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Dictionary.com's 21st Century Lexicon
| Main Entry: | whizz |
| Part of Speech: | n |
| Definition: | See wazz |
| Main Entry: | whizz |
| Part of Speech: | vi |
| Definition: | See wazz |
Etymonline
Word Origin & History
whiz
"clever person," 1914, probably a special use of whiz "something remarkable" (1908), an extended sense of whizz; or perhaps a shortened form of wizard. Noun phrase whiz kid is from 1930s, a take-off on a radio show's quiz kid.
EXPANDwhizz
"make or move with a humming, hissing sound," 1547, of imitative origin. Meaning "to urinate" is from 1929. The noun is recorded from 1620.
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Dictionary of American Slang and Colloquial Expressions by Richard A. Spears.Fourth Edition.
Copyright 2007. Published by McGraw Hill.
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