Kai Cenat\u2019s Rizz beats Taylor Swift fans to 2023 word of the year Twitch: Kai CenatRizz, the word made popular by Twitch star Kai Cenat, has won the honor of being crowned as 2023\u2019s Word of the Year by Oxford University Press. Yes, seriously. As streaming and content creation has become a genuine career path for some online personalities as they\u2019ve managed to create massive followings across a number of different platforms. Naturally, these communities create their own in-jokes and phrases to reference during streams and videos. You can\u2019t tune into an xQc stream without hearing multiple references about \u2018The Juice,\u2019 for example. Kai Cenat and the AMP crew have managed to take things a step further though. They\u2019ve popularized the word \u2018Rizz\u2019 over the last year or two \u2013 a shortened take on charisma and how people have personalities when trying to chat someone up. Rizz beats Taylor Swift\u2019s Swifties to word of the year The word has spread so much over the last year or so that, thanks to Merriam-Webster, its even ended up in the dictionary alongside similar phrases like Simp, NGL, and Bussin. On top of all that, Rizz has even been named as the word of the year for 2023 by Oxford University Press. The popular phrase managed to beat out other breakout phrases like Parasocial, Swiftie \u2013 yes, referring to Taylor Swift fans, Beige Flag, and Situationship. All of which we\u2019ve seen rise on social media platforms like X and TikTok. Casper Grathwohl, president at Oxford Languages, credited Rizz as a \u201cprevailing mood of 2023, where more of us opening ourselves up after a challenging few years and finding confidence in who we are,\u201d according to the BBC. It follows last year\u2019s winner, Goblin Mode, as another popular internet phrase becoming a part of everyday life \u2013 and it\u2019ll be interesting to see what wins next year too.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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