This week’s theme
Portmanteaux

This week’s words
shrinkflation
selectorate
frizzle
Sloane Ranger
fertigation

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PRONUNCIATION:

(FRIZ-uhl)

MEANING:

verb intr.: To make a sizzling or sputtering noise.
verb tr.: To fry until crisp or curled.

verb intr.: To form into small tight curls; to frizz.
noun: A short curl.

ETYMOLOGY:

For group 1: A blend of fry + sizzle. Earliest documented use: 1839.
For group 2: Of unknown origin, perhaps from Old English fris (curled). Earliest documented use: 1565.

USAGE:

“She ... put a measure of batter on the frying pan. It frizzled for a moment.”
Karin Altenberg; Breaking Light; Quercus; 2016.

See more usage examples of frizzle in Vocabulary.com’s dictionary.

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