-iz(z)- infix

[Jonathon Green]

While to date I have no citations of the -iz infix prior to the 1990s, where the use seems to start amongst the hip-hop/rap community and move on to general campus use, might I draw attention to one possible predecessor: the use amongst US carnival workers of the infix -eas, e.g. in ceasarnie (carnie), measark (a mark or sucker), heasar (here), neasix (nix) etc.

Jonathon Green