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Where does “quizzery” come from?

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

quizzery (English): mockery; teasing or playing pranks

Definitions

  1. mockery; teasing or playing pranks

Ancestry of “quizzery”, step by step

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