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Quiz (kwĭz), 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.]
1. A riddle or obscure question; an enigma; a ridiculous hoax.
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2. One who quizzes others; as, “he is a great quiz”.
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3. An odd or absurd fellow. Smart. Thackeray.
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4. An exercise, or a course of exercises, conducted as a coaching or as an examination. [Cant, U.S.]
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Quiz (kwĭz), v. t. [imp. & p. p. Quizzed (kwĭzd); p. pr. & vb. n. Quizzing (kwĭzˈzĭng).]
1. To puzzle; to banter; to chaff or mock with pretended seriousness of discourse; to make sport of, as by obscure questions.
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He quizzed unmercifully all the men in the room. Thackeray.
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2. To peer at; to eye suspiciously or mockingly.
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3. To instruct in or by a quiz. See Quiz, n., 4. [U.S.]
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Quizzing glass, a small eyeglass.
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Quiz (kwĭz), v. i. To conduct a quiz. See Quiz, n., 4. [U.S.]
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