Oxford University Press has named 'rizz' as its word of the year

Oxford University Press has named "rizz" as its word of the year, highlighting the popularity of a term used by Generation Z to describe someone's ability to attract or seduce another person.

It topped "Swiftie" (an enthusiastic fan of Taylor Swift), "situationship" (an informal romantic or sexual relationship) and "prompt" (an instruction given to an artificial intelligence program) in the annual decision by experts at the publisher of the multivolume Oxford English Dictionary.

The four finalists were selected by a public vote and the winner was announced on Monday.

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Rizz is believed to come from the middle of the word charisma, and can be used as a verb, as in to "rizz up", or chat someone up, the publisher said.

"It speaks to how younger generations create spaces — online or in person — where they own and define the language they use," the publisher said.

"From activism to dating and wider culture, as Gen Z comes to have more impact on society, differences in perspectives and lifestyle play out in language, too."

Spider-Man star Tom Holland famously said earlier this year that he had "no rizz whatsoever".

"I have limited rizz," he said, joking about his relationship with fellow movie star Zendaya.

"I need you to fall in love with me, really, for it to work.

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"So long game, probably making a movie with each other definitely helps when the characters you're playing are falling in love with one another, you can sort of blur the lines a little bit. That's kind of where my rizz is at.

"And, you know, I'm locked up, I'm happy and in love, so I've got no need for rizz."