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Appendix:Variations of "iz"
English
Alternative forms
en -izz-
Etymology
From a style of cant used by African Americans in the 1970s and popularized by rapper Snoop Dogg. See en -izzle for more.
Infix
en infix
en slang AAVE An intensifier.
en shit -iz- shiznit
en house -iz- hizouse
en damn -iz- dizamn
Usage notes
Characteristic of African American Vernacular English. Usually inserted after the first phoneme or first syllable.
Derived terms
en
References
Adams, Michael (2009). Slang: The People's Poetry. Oxford University Press. p. 126. 9780195314632.
en intensifiers