• dirthawker0@lemmy.world
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    3 days ago

    Honestly I don’t know why this term exists when we already have “rizz” (etymology charisma) which could be stretched to mean “characteristics” and not make non-birders snicker or go wide-eyed.

    • dual_sport_dork 🐧🗡️@lemmy.world
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      3 days ago

      You’ve seen what bird people legitimately name birds, right? There’s no way it isn’t intentional.

      See also:

      • Dickcissel
      • Antarctic Shag
      • Blue-footed Booby
      • Go-Away-Bird
      • Southern Penduline-Tit
      • Bushtit
      • All tits in general

      Et cetera.

      Anyway, “rizz” is supposed to be a derivative of “charisma” (char-rizz-ma).