What does “gruzz” mean?
“Gruzz” is short for grandma, grandpa, or grandparents. This variation of the slang term “huzz” (short for "hoes" and comically used to refer to women—more on that later in this article) refers to grandparents. "Gruzz" takes the “gr” from the first two letters of the word and combines it with “-uzz” to create a slang term that’s just as goofy as its predecessor. It can be used to refer to any grandparent, and is primarily seen on social media apps like TikTok and Instagram.
How to Use “Gruzz” Is Everyday Conversation
People use “gruzz” to playfully refer to their grandparents. “About to see the gruzz this weekend,” and “The gruzz pulled up to the function,” are a few sentences you may see “gruzz” being used in online spaces. It’s typically a playful term that’s used in Instagram and TikTok posts and comments, but it’s not uncommon to see “gruzz” used in memes and brainrot captions, either. It’s rare to hear it in real life, but if your friends are brainrotted, they might sneak it into a sentence or two. Example: “The gruzz got me hella guzz [game huzz] for Christmas bro. When we running Siege?” Example: “I just pulled up on the gruzz and she made some fire breakfast bro. I’m talking omelets, waffles, everything bro.” TikTok Example: On June 25, 2025, @nohesiharold posted a TikTok of an old man bowling a strike in Wii Bowling in a nursing home around older women with the caption “In front of the Gruzz????????.” TikTok Example: On December 24, 2024, @everette4520 posted a TikTok of their grandmother listening to the rapper Nettspend in a trance with the caption “Net paralyzed the gruzz.”
Where “Gruzz” Comes From
"Gruzz" derives from “huzz,” a term that was coined by Kai Cenat in 2023. Twitch streamer and influencer Kai Cenat first used the term “huzz” (which is another way to say “hoes”) during a stream in February 2023 when he goaded a friend into saying it. Since he coined and popularized the term, social media users have taken it to the extreme, transforming all types of words into their “huzz” variations, from “bruzz” ("bro huzz") and “chuzz” ("chopped huzz") to “gruzz,” and giving birth to a new brainrotted branch of etymology. While “huzz” isn’t African American Vernacular English (AAVE) itself, it’s derived from the term “hoes,” which is AAVE.
Other “-Uzz” Terms
There are plenty of other “-uzz” terms, from "huzz" to "bruzz." Since the invention of the term “huzz,” social media users have coined all types of “-uzz” words by combining the root word with “-uzz.” From fuzz ("freshmen") to bruzz ("bros"), there have been plenty of “-uzz” terms born from the initial craze around the word, including: Chuzz ("chopped huzz") Tuzz ("teacher") Muzz ("mom") Duzz ("dad") Wuzz ("wife") Husbuzz ("husband") Fruzz ("friend") To make your own “-uzz” term, take the first one or two letters of the word you want to “huzzify,” drop the rest of the letters, and replace them with “-uzz.”
Why do people add “-uzz” to words?
Some people may add “-uzz” to words to self-censor. The act of censoring yourself online so your comment or post isn’t flagged and taken down for inappropriate language, formally known as “algospeak,” may be what drives some people to add “-uzz” to certain words. For example, “huzz” is a softened version of the word “hoes,” or "wh*res." Though the term "huzz" is typically used in a friendly, casual capacity, "hoe" and "wh*re" are considered offensive to many people—and these terms may be censored by the social media moderators, while "huzz" usually isn’t.
Some people add “-uzz” to other words because they think it’d be funny. Once a slang term goes viral online, it tends to pick up usage fast. For silly and fun-to-say terms like "huzz," not only is the phrase hilarious to some, but it’s also easy to change into any other word. As a result, some users add “-uzz” to all different types of words to replicate the humor that came with the original term. Wondering how brainrotted you really are? Take our brainrot quiz to find out….
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