Street
-izzle
What does -izzle mean?
Suffix/infix that drops the back half of a word and tacks on '-izzle' — fo' shizzle, my nizzle, for rizzle. West Coast in origin, weaponised by Snoop Dogg until it colonised pop culture in the early 2000s.
"Fo' shizzle my nizzle, the drinks is on me."
Origin
Bay Area / West Coast hip-hop slang (E-40 used it early); broken into mainstream by Snoop Dogg circa 2001.
Frequently asked questions
What does -izzle mean?
It's a West Coast slang suffix you tack onto the end of a word to make it sound cooler, like 'fo shizzle' for 'for sure'.
How do you use -izzle in a sentence?
You attach it to a word for effect, as in 'Fo shizzle my nizzle' or 'What's the dizzle?'
Where does -izzle come from?
It was popularized in the late 1990s and early 2000s by West Coast rapper Snoop Dogg, who built a whole 'izzle' style of speech around it.
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