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n. - Someone who is dazzlingly skilled in any field v. - Move along very quickly; Make a soft swishing sound.

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  • "Noa, I'll shy it mysel '," said the gallant Jimmy; and at the word whizz came the half of a turnip within art inch of Kate's ear.
  • I have heard from one of our US readers that "whizz" means something else entirely!
  • Put simply, Viet Nam does not produce CDOs, MBSs or any other kind of whizz kid acronym.
  • As the word left his lips, "whizz," Jimmy's minnow landed in the middle of the circles widening about the rise of the Bass.
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