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Pizzle vs Sizzle - What's the difference?

pizzle | sizzle |

As nouns the difference between pizzle and sizzle

is that pizzle is the penis of an animal while sizzle is (countable) the sound of water hitting a hot surface.

As a verb sizzle is

to make the sound of water hitting a hot surface.

pizzle

English

Alternative forms

* (l), (l)

Noun

(en noun)
  • The penis of an animal.
  • * 1646 , Sir Thomas Browne, Pseudodoxia Epidemica , V.19:
    • Although, if in the lion the position of the pizzle be proper, and that the natural situation, it will be hard to make out their retrocopulation, or their coupling and pissing backward, according to the determination of Aristotle [...].
  • A baton made from the penis of an ox, once used to beat men and animals.

    • Derived terms

    * pizzled

    sizzle

    English

    Verb

    (sizzl)
  • to make the sound of water hitting a hot surface
  • to be exciting or dazzling
    • The song sizzled with energy.

    Noun

  • (countable) the sound of water hitting a hot surface
    • We heard the sizzle of the onions hitting the pan.
  • (uncountable) zing, zip, or pizazz; excitement.
    • Her performance had a lot of sizzle .

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    * English onomatopoeias