Rizz is basically your ability to flirt, attract, and seduce other people. When you “rizz someone up,” it means you’ve convinced them to give you their number—or at least return your attention and flirt back. Rizz is a shortened form of “charisma,” and it’s not about being the most attractive or cool person around—it’s about having game and a very smooth way with words.
The Origins of Rizz
Kai Cenat, a popular Twitch streamer, first came up with the concept of rizz on TikTok in 2021—and before long, the #rizz hashtag took off across TikTok and the entirety of social media. Although Cenat originally described rizz as having the ability to flirt with any girl, you don’t have to be a particular gender to have rizz, and you can use your rizz to flirt with anyone—not just girls.
When he coined the term “rizz,” Cenat also declared that the formula for determining someone’s rizz is their pickup ability divided by their attractiveness. Basically, according to Cenat, someone considered less attractive but has plenty of game also has very high (or “winning”) rizz because they still score a lot despite seemingly having disadvantages. In other words, the better luck you have and the more disadvantages working against you, the higher your rizz is.
Types of Rizz
When Kai Cenat came up with the idea of rizz, he also came up with several different kinds of rizz that a person can have, based on their flirting ability and the vibe they give off when chatting people up. If you have no problem scoring a date even though you might not have a lot of money or clout, for example, you have a higher amount of rizz. If you rely on your money to get attention or act too overeager, on the other hand, you may have lower rizz. There are 3 main types of rizz, according to Cenat:
W Rizz. W rizz, or “winning” rizz, is the best kind of rizz you can have. It means you’ve got a ton of game and have no problem chatting up just about anyone—and you have a consistent record of scoring phone numbers, Snapchats, and dates when you choose to put yourself out there. In short, W rizz means having a way with words and a ton of smooth, successful pickup lines at your disposal.
L Rizz. L rizz, or “low” rizz, is the opposite of W rizz. L rizz means having little to no rizz at all and is often used to describe someone who tries too hard yet doesn’t have much success in flirting with others. Sometimes, L rizz is also described as “cringe” because someone with L rizz (according to Cenat) may even find themselves repelling people instead of attracting them.
V Rizz. V rizz, or “unspoken” rizz, is a less-common kind of rizz—and if you’ve got it, you may not even realize it! That’s because unspoken rizz is all about being able to attract attention and score dates without even trying. If you have unspoken rizz, you don’t necessarily have a way with words or the ability to flirt with someone until they agree to a date; rather, you just have a vibe that makes other people flock to you and want to flirt with you instead.