biz

nounattested in dialogue

//bɪz//

Business, especially showbusiness.

noun

1
slangBusiness, especially showbusiness.
Relieving office here. Good biz for cheapjacks, organs. What do ye lack?
Conrad Verner: So, you're alive, huh? I hear it goes like that in the biz. Why don't you sit back and watch how it's done? I've got some asses to kick.

Etymology

Etymology tree Proto-West Germanic *bisīg Old English bisiġ Proto-Germanic *-in- Proto-Indo-European *-h₂ Proto-Indo-European *-éh₂ Proto-Indo-European *-yéti Proto-Indo-European *-eh₂yéti Proto-Indo-European *-h₂ti Proto-Germanic *-ōną Proto-Germanic *-inōną Proto-Indo-European *-dyé- Proto-Germanic *-atjaną Proto-Indo-European *-tus Proto-Germanic *-þuz Proto-Germanic *-assuz Proto-Germanic *-inassuz Proto-West Germanic *-nassī Old English -nes Old English bisiġnes Middle English bisynes English businessclip. English biz Clipping of business.

Forms

plural: bizzes

bitter · Having an acrid taste (usually from a basic substance).Bitter · A surname from Dutch or German.bitterness · The quality of having a bitter taste.

biz · Business, especially showbusiness.

bizarre · Strangely unconventional; highly unusual and different from…BJ · Billy Jean, Bobby Joe or another name with those initials,…blabbering · Foolish or incoherent talk; blather; babble.

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