On Tue, Feb 03, 2004 at 09:59:36PM -0500, Grant Barrett wrote: > > But I would guess Snoop Dog is the more recently popularizer. Or more recently still, Jay-Z. I think there was a bigger spike in -iz- talk after "H.O.V.A." than from any of Snoop's work, at least outside of serious rap fans. Jesse Sheidlower OED