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bizzo en · NOUN

Pronunciation

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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 Latin ō Old French ohbor. Middle English o English O ▲ Middle English o English oh English -o English bizzo From biz + -o.

Meanings

1. (Australia, UK, countable, slang, uncountable) Business; a matter or matters of personal concern; a course of action.
   • We don't want this to turn into one of those pie-in-the sky bizzos where you aim too high and then never end up doing it. 2007, David Free, A Dancing Bear, page 96:
   • Hong's calm started to crack coz he'd seen Dave do his one drink for himself bizzo many times over the years since they'd met. 2010, Wayne Ashton, Equator, page 412:
   • TOM: I knew you'd have to do the full bizzo, I knew it. You disgust me. 1993, Plays International, volume 9, page 41:
   • 2009, Alex Archer (a pseudonym; written in-house), Rogue Angel: Eternal Journey, Harlequin Enterprises, page 53, None of my bizzo, really, but why was he after you?
2. (Australia, New-Zealand, countable, slang) An item whose name has been forgotten; a thingumajig.
   • my virus killer bizzos weren't able to handle it... 2000 March 1, “Pretty Park Virus”, in alt.gothic (Usenet):
   • If I'd had my way, we'da stuck them twoprong bizzos that let you put threeprong bizzos into them into the powerpoint and be done with it. 2000 December 14, “Bands you're too embarrassed to like...”, in alt.gothic (Usenet):
   • Good to see that Heskey knows that ball thingy is supposed to go in the net between those post bizzos. 2000 October 16, “Good result but lets not get carried away....”, in uk.sport.football.clubs.liverpool (Usenet):
   • ... check the connection bizzos, also check your Microsoft mail settings. 1997 March 11, “Prevent Outlook autodialing?”, in microsoft.public.office.misc (Usenet):

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