English
Etymology
Alteration of shit.
Noun
en-noun|-
- slang stuff, things
- slang (preceded by the) the best of its kind
Usage notes
This word is particularly associated with African American Vernacular English (Ebonics), but has also entered into other slang varieties.
Synonyms
shit
shiz
shizzle
Quotations
2000, w:Adam Sandler|Adam Sandler, Steven Brill, Tim Herlihy, w:Little Nicky|Little Nicky (film)
:Demon: Popeye�s chicken is the shiznit!
2002, Wayne Normis, The Last Street Fighter
:�Okay,� I said, but I was determined that Weasel was going to have to back up his shiznit.
2004, Matthew Richard Poole, Frommer's Los Angeles 2005
:If you know what shiznit means then keep reading because you�re already hip enough to appreciate these three late-night L.A. legends.
2005, John Edward Lawson, Last Burn in Hell
:�Naw! Hell naw. We�re talkin� �bout what this shiznit be worth on the street. Naw mean?�
2005, Haydn Sweterlitsch, Notes from Underwhelmed
:�Girl, you just erase that shiznit from ya brains. Barry ever even hears the word �digital� and that muthafucka goes buck wildin� and shit.[�]
ru:shiznit
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