twizzy

English

Etymology

From twin +‎ -izzy (suffix forming hip-hop-sounding words). Coined by American rapper, singer-songwriter, and record producer Yeat.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈtwɪ.zi/
• (US) IPA^(key): /ˈtwɪ.zi/, [ˈt͡ʃʰwɪ.zij] (please verify)

• Audio (Southern England):

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• Rhymes: -ɪzi, -i

Noun

twizzy (plural twizzies)

1. (slang) A close friend.
   • 2021 September 8, @xBOTTLEBLONDx, Twitter‎, archived from the original on 10 November 2023:

     ur 30 years old he is NOT ur twizzy he is ur colleague

   • 2022 June 6, @imraycheljay, Twitter‎, archived from the original on 10 November 2023:

     me n my twizzies 🤞

   • 2022 September 9, Yeat ft. Lil Uzi Vert, “Flawlëss”‎:

     Yeah, shoutout my twizzy / This Percocet right here, this shit got me dizzy

   • 2023 August 4, “Cheese Touch” (track 5), in BLP Kosher (lyrics), Bars Mitzva‎, 1:16:

     I let this chopper eat like Joey Chestnut 'cause it's a glizzy
     That's my woadie, that's my dreidel, that's my motherfuckin' twizzy

Further reading

• “twizzy”, in Urban Dictionary, launched 1999.