n. & v. (also whizz) colloq.
n. 1 the sound made by the friction of a body moving through the air at great speed. 2 (also wiz) colloq. a person who is remarkable or skilful in some respect (is a whiz at chess).
v.intr. (whizzed, whizzing) move with or make a whiz. whiz-bang colloq. 1 a high-velocity shell from a small-calibre gun, whose passage is heard before the gun's report. 2 a jumping kind of firework. whiz-kid colloq. a brilliant or highly successful young person.
[ imit.: in sense 2 infl. by WIZARD ]