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語源 1

Onomatopoeic. Compare huzz, hizz, hiss.

In some noun senses perhaps derived from wizard. In the sense “remarkably skilled person”, it may also simply a misspelling of its shortened form wiz, or it may be a shortening of whiz kid, which may have a different origin, perhaps whiz(z) in the sense of “something very remarkable”, attested from 1908, or the interjection (as in whizz-bang or gee whiz).

In fact, whiz(z) in the sense of “something very remarkable” may be derived from whizz-bang in the sense of “conspicuously talented”, and in military slang whizz-bang (or whizbang) can mean “an exceptionally skilful person” (attested in 1916 and later), which whiz in the same sense seems to be a shortening of (whence presumably also whiz kid).

別の表記

• whizz (British), wiz, wizz

動詞

whiz (third-person singular simple present whizzes, present participle whizzing, simple past and past participle whizzed) (American spelling)

1. To make a whirring or hissing sound, similar to that of an object speeding through the air.
2. To rush or move swiftly with such a sound.
3. To throw or spin rapidly.

   I whizzed the ball past the catcher.

4. (vulgar, slang) To urinate.

   Synonyms: see Thesaurus:urinate

   We whizzed in the bushes.

   • 1990, Stephen King, The Moving Finger:

     The first thing Howard did following Vi's departure was to haul the step-stool over to the kitchen sink and whiz into the drain again.

派生語

• whizzing stick
• whizzle

名詞

whiz (countable and uncountable, plural whizzes)

1. A whirring or hissing sound (as above).
2. (informal) Someone who is remarkably skilled at something.

   Synonyms: see Thesaurus:skilled person

   He's a whiz with the computers.

   • 1987, Kerry Cue, Hang On To Your Horses Doovers, page 77:

     The chefs are veritable whizzes at arranging food on your plate to look like happy frog faces and growly clown faces.

   • 2014 December 15, Tom Kludt, “Story of the $72 million teen trader unravels”, in CNN‎:

     It didn't take long for New York Magazine's story on a 17-year-old stock whiz with a rumored net worth of $72 million to make a splash. But the story's juicy premise unraveled almost as quickly.

3. (vulgar, slang, especially with the verb "take") An act of urination.

   Synonyms: see Thesaurus:urination

   I have to take a whiz.

   • 1995, “I Got 5 on It”, in Operation Stackola, performed by Luniz:

     I gotta take a whiz test to my PO / I know I failed 'cause I done smoked major weed, bro

4. (UK, slang, uncountable) Amphetamine.
   • 1995, “Sorted For E’s and Wizz”, in Jarvis Cocker (lyrics), Different Class, performed by Pulp:

     And I don't quite understand just what this feeling is / But that's okay cause we're all sorted out for E's and wizz

5. (UK, slang, with "the") Pickpocketing.
   • 2003, David W. Maurer, Whiz Mob, page 40:

     This type of pickpocket, it should be noted, is passing from the scene; most class cannons now operating are old-timers. “The only youngsters I see breaking in on the whiz are jigs, and they are coining a bebop lingo that is something. […]

派生語

• gee whiz
• take a whiz
• whiz kid
• whizzer

参照

語源 2

See with.

前置詞

whiz

1. (slang) Pronunciation spelling of with.