"fizzer" meaning in All languages combined

See fizzer on Wiktionary

Noun [English]

Forms: fizzers [plural]
Etymology: fizz + -er Etymology templates: {{suffix|en|fizz|er|id2=agent noun}} fizz + -er Head templates: {{en-noun}} fizzer (plural fizzers)
  1. Something which fizzes.
    Sense id: en-fizzer-en-noun-rL2eEnFb
  2. A party or social gathering which turns out to be a disappointment.
    Sense id: en-fizzer-en-noun-kH~WJIbk Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, English terms suffixed with -er (agent noun) Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 5 59 1 35 Disambiguation of English terms suffixed with -er (agent noun): 13 64 3 20
  3. (British Army military slang) A disciplinary charge. Tags: British-Army, slang
    Sense id: en-fizzer-en-noun-Jz5BPYkn Topics: government, military, politics, war
  4. (cricket, informal) A fast ball. Tags: informal Categories (topical): Cricket
    Sense id: en-fizzer-en-noun-DYvovGBN Topics: ball-games, cricket, games, hobbies, lifestyle, sports

Inflected forms

Download JSON data for fizzer meaning in All languages combined (2.1kB)

{
  "etymology_templates": [
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "en",
        "2": "fizz",
        "3": "er",
        "id2": "agent noun"
      },
      "expansion": "fizz + -er",
      "name": "suffix"
    }
  ],
  "etymology_text": "fizz + -er",
  "forms": [
    {
      "form": "fizzers",
      "tags": [
        "plural"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "head_templates": [
    {
      "args": {},
      "expansion": "fizzer (plural fizzers)",
      "name": "en-noun"
    }
  ],
  "lang": "English",
  "lang_code": "en",
  "pos": "noun",
  "senses": [
    {
      "glosses": [
        "Something which fizzes."
      ],
      "id": "en-fizzer-en-noun-rL2eEnFb",
      "links": [
        [
          "fizz",
          "fizz"
        ]
      ]
    },
    {
      "categories": [
        {
          "_dis": "5 59 1 35",
          "kind": "other",
          "name": "English entries with incorrect language header",
          "parents": [
            "Entries with incorrect language header",
            "Entry maintenance"
          ],
          "source": "w+disamb"
        },
        {
          "_dis": "13 64 3 20",
          "kind": "other",
          "name": "English terms suffixed with -er (agent noun)",
          "parents": [],
          "source": "w+disamb"
        }
      ],
      "examples": [
        {
          "text": "It's probably for the best you didn't come to the birthday party on Saturday: it was a fizzer."
        }
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "A party or social gathering which turns out to be a disappointment."
      ],
      "id": "en-fizzer-en-noun-kH~WJIbk",
      "links": [
        [
          "party",
          "party"
        ],
        [
          "gathering",
          "gathering"
        ],
        [
          "disappointment",
          "disappointment"
        ]
      ]
    },
    {
      "categories": [],
      "examples": [
        {
          "text": "The soldier was put on a fizzer for being improperly dressed."
        }
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "A disciplinary charge."
      ],
      "id": "en-fizzer-en-noun-Jz5BPYkn",
      "links": [
        [
          "military",
          "military"
        ],
        [
          "slang",
          "slang"
        ],
        [
          "charge",
          "charge"
        ]
      ],
      "raw_glosses": [
        "(British Army military slang) A disciplinary charge."
      ],
      "tags": [
        "British-Army",
        "slang"
      ],
      "topics": [
        "government",
        "military",
        "politics",
        "war"
      ]
    },
    {
      "categories": [
        {
          "kind": "topical",
          "langcode": "en",
          "name": "Cricket",
          "orig": "en:Cricket",
          "parents": [
            "Ball games",
            "Sports",
            "Human activity",
            "Human behaviour",
            "Human",
            "All topics",
            "Fundamental"
          ],
          "source": "w"
        }
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "A fast ball."
      ],
      "id": "en-fizzer-en-noun-DYvovGBN",
      "links": [
        [
          "cricket",
          "cricket"
        ],
        [
          "fast",
          "fast"
        ],
        [
          "ball",
          "ball"
        ]
      ],
      "raw_glosses": [
        "(cricket, informal) A fast ball."
      ],
      "tags": [
        "informal"
      ],
      "topics": [
        "ball-games",
        "cricket",
        "games",
        "hobbies",
        "lifestyle",
        "sports"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "word": "fizzer"
}
{
  "categories": [
    "English countable nouns",
    "English entries with incorrect language header",
    "English lemmas",
    "English nouns",
    "English terms suffixed with -er (agent noun)"
  ],
  "etymology_templates": [
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "en",
        "2": "fizz",
        "3": "er",
        "id2": "agent noun"
      },
      "expansion": "fizz + -er",
      "name": "suffix"
    }
  ],
  "etymology_text": "fizz + -er",
  "forms": [
    {
      "form": "fizzers",
      "tags": [
        "plural"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "head_templates": [
    {
      "args": {},
      "expansion": "fizzer (plural fizzers)",
      "name": "en-noun"
    }
  ],
  "lang": "English",
  "lang_code": "en",
  "pos": "noun",
  "senses": [
    {
      "glosses": [
        "Something which fizzes."
      ],
      "links": [
        [
          "fizz",
          "fizz"
        ]
      ]
    },
    {
      "examples": [
        {
          "text": "It's probably for the best you didn't come to the birthday party on Saturday: it was a fizzer."
        }
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "A party or social gathering which turns out to be a disappointment."
      ],
      "links": [
        [
          "party",
          "party"
        ],
        [
          "gathering",
          "gathering"
        ],
        [
          "disappointment",
          "disappointment"
        ]
      ]
    },
    {
      "categories": [
        "English military slang"
      ],
      "examples": [
        {
          "text": "The soldier was put on a fizzer for being improperly dressed."
        }
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "A disciplinary charge."
      ],
      "links": [
        [
          "military",
          "military"
        ],
        [
          "slang",
          "slang"
        ],
        [
          "charge",
          "charge"
        ]
      ],
      "raw_glosses": [
        "(British Army military slang) A disciplinary charge."
      ],
      "tags": [
        "British-Army",
        "slang"
      ],
      "topics": [
        "government",
        "military",
        "politics",
        "war"
      ]
    },
    {
      "categories": [
        "English informal terms",
        "en:Cricket"
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "A fast ball."
      ],
      "links": [
        [
          "cricket",
          "cricket"
        ],
        [
          "fast",
          "fast"
        ],
        [
          "ball",
          "ball"
        ]
      ],
      "raw_glosses": [
        "(cricket, informal) A fast ball."
      ],
      "tags": [
        "informal"
      ],
      "topics": [
        "ball-games",
        "cricket",
        "games",
        "hobbies",
        "lifestyle",
        "sports"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "word": "fizzer"
}

This page is a part of the kaikki.org machine-readable All languages combined dictionary. This dictionary is based on structured data extracted on 2024-06-01 from the enwiktionary dump dated 2024-05-02 using wiktextract (384852d and db5a844). The data shown on this site has been post-processed and various details (e.g., extra categories) removed, some information disambiguated, and additional data merged from other sources. See the raw data download page for the unprocessed wiktextract data.

If you use this data in academic research, please cite Tatu Ylonen: Wiktextract: Wiktionary as Machine-Readable Structured Data, Proceedings of the 13th Conference on Language Resources and Evaluation (LREC), pp. 1317-1325, Marseille, 20-25 June 2022. Linking to the relevant page(s) under https://kaikki.org would also be greatly appreciated.