huzz

English

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /hʌz/

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• Rhymes: -ʌz

Etymology 1

Imitative. Compare buzz.

Verb

huzz (third-person singular simple present huzzes, present participle huzzing, simple past and past participle huzzed)

1. (intransitive, obsolete) To buzz; to murmur.
   • 1549 April 22 (Gregorian calendar), Hughe Latymer [i.e., Hugh Latimer], Augustine Bernher, compiler, “[27 Sermons Preached by the Ryght Reuerende Father in God and Constant Matir of Iesus Christe, Maister Hugh Latimer, […].] The Syxte Sermon of Maister Hugh Latymer, whiche He Preached before K. Edward [VI], the XII. Day of Aprill.”, in Certayn Godly Sermons, Made uppon the Lords Prayer, […], London: […] John Day, […], published 1562, →OCLC, folio 73, recto:

     Surely it is an yl miſorder yͭ folk ſhalbe walking vp & down in the ſermon time (as I haue ſene in this place this Lent: & there ſhalbe ſuch huſſyng & buſſyng in the preachers eare, that it maketh hym oftentymes to forget his matter.

Etymology 2

This English term is a hot word. Its inclusion on Wiktionary is provisional.

Alteration of hoes.

Noun

huzz pl (plural only)

1. (slang, originally African-American Vernacular, sometimes offensive) Women; hoes, whores.

   Bruzz do anything for the huzz

   • 2023 August 23, Kai Cenat Tells Deshae Frost About The Huzz‎^[1], spoken by Kai Cenat, via YouTube:

     Hell yeah, so look, you get the huzz and you let me know nigga

   • [2024 October 25, Elissa Noblitt, “"Huzz" Is a Slang Term That Could Get You in Trouble If You're Not Careful”, in Distractify‎^[2]:

     Well, it's actually quite simple. "Huzz" is basically a new way of saying "hoes," or "w---es," in reference to women — typically young women. And just like the term "hoes," it can be used in an offensive manner to degrade or generalize women, which is why some aren't too fond of the new slang.]

   • 2024 November 20, Alice Sjöberg, “What does “huzz” mean on TikTok? Online “brain rot” slang explained”, in Dexerto‎^[3]:

     Impressing the huzz, doing things for the huzz, blending in with the huzz.

References

• “huzz”, in Webster’s Revised Unabridged Dictionary, Springfield, Mass.: G. & C. Merriam, 1913, →OCLC.

Anagrams

• zhuz