What Is A 'Rizz Nickname?' 'The Rizzler' And Other Rizz Names Explained

He does it without even trying: women want him, men want to be him. There's no need on his part to even say it out loud. Unspoken rizz. A mystic quality, a je ne sais quoi, a special sauce. What can you call a man like this, someone who's beyond the Chad/Virgin and Alpha/Sigma dichotomies, a guy who is not just dripping with the rizz, but soaked in the stuff?

TikTok has developed a series of nicknames for people like this. Let's break them down.

What Is 'Rizz?'

"Rizz" is the middle syllable of the word 'charisma.' It's hard to describe: some people have it, and some people don't. It's the ability to attract women without even trying. Somebody with "rizz" projects confidence and gravitas.

How And When Did 'Rizz' Become Popular?

"Rizz" came into wide usage through streamers like Kai Cenat in 2021, who would livestream e-dates with women and evaluate whether or not he and his collaborators had "rizz." If a date went well, rizz was had. If not, the problem might be due to negative rizz, which is the opposite. Cenat even opened a Rizz Academy to help people develop their innate rizz.

"Rizz" is not exactly like "game," since rizz is more of an innate quality; many people believe they can learn how to perfect their game. Rizz also is also more passive: a person who tries does not really have rizz.

By the spring of 2022, the concept of rizz came into broad usage on TikTok, where users posted guides to rizz and instances of rizz seen in the wild. Often, these memes were ironic, arguably showing instances of negative rizz.

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What Is a 'Rizz Nickname?'

A 'rizz nickname' is usually a pun-inspired title riffing (or, rather, rizzing) off some piece of popular culture. Some examples include:

Rizzard of Oz
Albert Rizzenstein
Mike Rizzowski
Franklin D Rizzevelt
Queen Erizzabeth
Walt Rizzney
Signed the Declaration of Rizzdependence
From the State of Rizzouri
Rizz Al Ghul
Corona Virizz
Otto von Rizzmark
The Last Rizzort
Got a Ticket for the Polar Rizzpress / Exprizz
Artirizzal Intelligence
Natural Rizzaster, First Rizzponder
Member of the Nation of Rizzlam

However, the possibilities for rizz nicknames involving historical figures and events, pop culture icons, titles and even concepts are endless.

How Do You Become A 'Rizz God?'

To be a "rizz god," you must be chill, seductive and charismatic. It's not some kind of manosphere pick-up tactic, but a quality which brings out the best not just in yourself, but in others too.

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For the full history of "rizz nicknames," be sure to check out our entry on the TikTok trend here for even more information.