shiznit

English

Etymology

From shit +‎ -iz-.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈʃɪznɪt/

• Audio (General Australian):

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Noun

shiznit (uncountable)

1. (slang) stuff, things
2. (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.

Quotations

• 1993, Calvin Broadus, Jr., Andre Young, from album Doggystyle, title of song “Tha Shiznit”
• 2000, Adam Sandler, Steven Brill, Tim Herlihy, 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.[”]

• 2012, Will Smith, Men in Black 3

  Agent J: “You know, I'd have no problem pimp-slapping the shiznit out of Andy Warhol.”

• 2003, Christopher Walken, SNL Season 28:

  The Continental: "...focus on hand cream, it's the shiznit."

Synonyms

• shit
• shiz
• shizzle