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phiz

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noun Slang.

face.

RELATED WORDS

hue, tint, texture, coloring, skin, tinge, tone, color, cast, mug, flush, front, glow, pigmentation, coloration

Nearby words

phineas, phineus, phish, phishing, phitsanulok, phiz, phlebarteriectasia, phlebectasia, phlebectomy, phlebemphraxis, phlebismus

Origin of phiz

abbreviation of physiognomy
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phiz

/ (fɪz) /

noun

slang, mainly British the face or a facial expressionan ugly phiz Also called: phizog (ˈfɪzɒɡ, fɪˈzɒɡ)

Word Origin for phiz

C17: colloquial shortening of physiognomy

British Dictionary definitions for phiz (2 of 2)

Phiz

/ (fɪz) /

noun

real name Hablot Knight Browne. 1815–82, English painter, noted for his illustrations for Dickens' novels
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