jizz
Jizz (noun) means Among birdwatchers, the overall look, posture, and movement of a bird that lets an experienced observer identify its species at a glance, without checking individual field marks. Example: “Even at a distance, she recognised the hawk by its jizz alone.”
How to use jizz
Learner’s notesIn plain EnglishIn birding, the "feel" of a bird's shape and movement that tells you what it is before you can see details; separately, a crude slang term for semen.
The birding sense is specialist but not vulgar; the other sense is coarse slang and best avoided in polite writing.
Word forms
jizzed past tense, jizzes plural, jizzes singular
Etymology
The birdwatching sense dates to the early 20th century, first recorded in a 1921 nature column; its ultimate origin is debated, with guesses ranging from a garbled form of "gestalt" or "gist" to a coincidence with an unrelated slang word.
Rhymes for jizz
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What does “jizz” mean?
The word “jizz” means among birdwatchers, the overall look, posture, and movement of a bird that lets an experienced observer identify its species at a glance, without checking individual field marks.
How do you pronounce “jizz”?
“Jizz” is pronounced JIHZ (/ˈd͡ʒɪz/ in IPA).
How do you use “jizz” in a sentence?
Here is “jizz” used in a sentence: “Even at a distance, she recognised the hawk by its jizz alone.”
What part of speech is “jizz”?
“Jizz” is a noun.
Where does the word “jizz” come from?
The word “jizz” dates back to around 1921.
How many meanings does “jizz” have?
“Jizz” has 2 distinct senses listed in this dictionary. The most common is: among birdwatchers, the overall look, posture, and movement of a bird that lets an experienced observer identify its species at a glance, without checking individual field marks.