Where does “quizzee” come from?

quizzee (English) comes from English quiz, from English whiz — To make a whirring or hissing sound, similar to...

quizzee (English): One who is quizzed or teased

Definitions

  1. One who is quizzed or teased

Ancestry of “quizzee”, step by step

quizzee traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via English quiz

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishquizAn odd, puzzling or absurd person or thing; A...
2EnglishwhizTo make a whirring or hissing sound, similar to...

via English EE

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishEEInitialism of electrical engineering
2Cantonese噫—
Every word from English whiz →