quiz1
n.
(pl. quizzes)
- a test of knowledge, especially as a competition for entertainment.
- informal, chiefly Brit. a period of questioning.
- N. Amer. a short test or examination.
v.
(quizzes, quizzing, quizzed)
- question (someone).
- N. Amer. test or examine (students).
Etymology
C19 (as v.; orig. US): possibly from quiz2, influenced by inquisitive.
quiz2
v.
(quizzes, quizzing, quizzed)
- look intently at (someone) through or as if through an eyeglass.
- make fun of.
n.
(pl. quizzes)
- a hoax.
▸a person who ridicules or hoaxes another.
- an odd or eccentric person.
Derivative
Etymology
C18: origin uncertain; possibly a deliberately coined nonsense word.