Informal short form of 'blizzard'; a severe snowstorm with strong winds and very poor visibility.
Casual abbreviation of 'blizzard,' which comes from the 1880s American coinage combining 'blow' (from Old English 'blawan') with '-ard' (an intensifying suffix), reflecting the violent nature of the storm.
Slang terms like 'blizz' often emerge in regions where something happens frequently—places that experience brutal winters naturally develop shorthand to talk about their weather, the way Inuit languages have multiple words for different types of snow.
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