n. [ It is said that Daly, the manager of a Dublin playhouse, laid a wager that a new word of no meaning should be the common talk and puzzle of the city in twenty-four hours. In consequence of this the letters q u i z were chalked by him on all the walls of Dublin, with an effect that won the wager. Perhaps, however, originally a variant of whiz, and formerly the name of a popular game. ]
v. t.
He quizzed unmercifully all the men in the room. Thackeray. [ 1913 Webster ]
Quizzing glass,
v. i. To conduct a quiz. See Quiz, n., 4. [ U.S. ] [ 1913 Webster ]
n. One who quizzes; a quiz. [ 1913 Webster ]
a. Relating to quizzing; given to quizzing; of the nature of a quiz; farcical; sportive. [ 1913 Webster ]
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n. The act or habit of quizzing. [ 1913 Webster ]