What Does 'Rizz' Mean On TikTok?

Kai Cenat is the creator of the term rizz. He is one of the most viewed streamers on Twitch's live video game platform. With over four million subscribers it's no surprise the slang went from the video game steam to all over TikTok. The influencer took to "No Jumper," a pop-culture podcast hosted by Adam Grandmaison, to explain what the term means. In the interview, Cenat describes a scenario where a man is flirting with a woman to no avail. That is, until he turns his rizz on. Cenat says "You're just so slick with your words and what you're saying to where the girl is like 'who's this? Let me talk to him.'" It is a charm where even if you miss the first shot, you still score.

The term rizz can be likened to the phrase "having game." The Farlex Dictionary of Idioms defines that colloquial phrase as "To be very skilled at initiating a conversation with someone with the aim of having a romantic or sexual encounter with them." However, TikTok's trending "unspoken rizz" is different from Cenat's original definition.