Rizzles

See also: rizzles

English

Etymology

Blend of Rizzoli +‎ Isles.

Proper noun

Rizzles

1. (fandom slang) The ship of characters Jane Rizzoli and Maura Isles from the television series Rizzoli & Isles.
   • 2016, Lucia Scott, "They Won't: Analyzing Queerbaiting and Compulsory Heterosexuality in Popular Television", thesis submitted to Baylor University, page 25:

     Quite a few pop culture pieces about the show discuss “Rizzles,” a name the fan base created for a hypothetical Rizzoli-Isles pairing.

   • 2017, Eve Ng, “Between text, paratext, and context: Queerbaiting and the contemporary media landscape”, in Transformative Works and Cultures, volume 24:

     R&I producers have commented that they did not intend to depict sexual tension between Jane and Maura, and stated or strongly implied that the pairing would never become romantic, but they have also revealed an intent to encourage the hopes of Jane/Maura (or "Rizzles") fans.

   • 2019, Liselot Jacobs, "The Power of Representation: Rethinking Sexuality and Challenging Heteronormativity in Rizzoli & Isles Fan Videos", thesis submitted to Utrecht University, page 5:

     Finally I want to contribute to both academic fields by analyzing three fan videos created by fans from the Rizzles fandom.

   • For more quotations using this term, see Citations:Rizzles.

Anagrams

• sizzler