different between whiz vs phiz

English

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /w?z/
• Rhymes: -?z

Etymology 1

Onomatopoeic. Compare huzz, hizz, hiss.

Alternative forms

• wiz, wizz, whizz

Verb

whiz (third-person singular simple present whizzes, present participle whizzing, simple past and past participle whizzed)

1. To make a whirring or hissing sound, similar to that of an object speeding through the air.
2. To rush or move swiftly with such a sound.
3. To throw or spin rapidly.
4. (vulgar, slang) To urinate.

   Synonyms: see Thesaurus:urinate

   • 1990, Stephen King, The Moving Finger

     The first thing Howard did following Vi's departure was to haul the step-stool over to the kitchen sink and whiz into the drain again.

Derived terms

• whizzle

Translations

Noun

whiz (countable and uncountable, plural whizzes)

1. A whirring or hissing sound (as above).
2. (informal) Someone who is remarkably skilled at something.

   Synonyms: see Thesaurus:skilled person
3. (vulgar, slang, especially with the verb "take") An act of urination.

   Synonyms: see Thesaurus:urination

4. (Britain, slang, uncountable) Amphetamine.
5. (Britain, slang, with "the") Pickpocketing.
   • 2003, David W. Maurer, Whiz Mob (page 40)

     This type of pickpocket, it should be noted, is passing from the scene; most class cannons now operating are old-timers. “The only youngsters I see breaking in on the whiz are jigs, and they are coining a bebop lingo that is something. […]

Derived terms

• take a whiz
• whiz kid
• whizzer

Translations

Etymology 2

See with.

Preposition

whiz

1. (slang) Pronunciation spelling of with.

English

Etymology

Clipping of physiognomy, late 17th c.

Pronunciation

• Rhymes: -?z

Noun

phiz (plural phizzes or phizes)

1. (chiefly Britain, colloquial) The face.
   • 2017: "Zizou is a rock. Zizou is an island" by Michael Butler, The Guardian

     Sulley Muntari gets fresh and funky on social media disgrace Twitter after claims were made that he introduced his open palm to the phiz of a referee...

Synonyms

• fizzog, phizog