chizain

Let's have the sentences that all these words are in, BW-- it will save us all time and effort.

Thank you Mister Micawber.

I wish I had more context. But I heard it from TV.

From the bottom of my heart, I appreciate that all your help.

BW, we've said this before.

If you hear it on TV, then tell us what was happening.

For example, three girls were in a restaurant having lunch. One of them is talking about her boyfriend...

Or... the mother and father are in the kitchen when the son comes in the door very angry, talking about his brother...

SOMETHING that tells us the setting. Even if you don't

I came across the word "chizain" when watching the movie "Madagascar" where the giraffe uses it when she see the "wild" of Madagascar as opposed to the zoo in Manhattan.

I've tried saying the word with every inflection and emphasis I can think of; yet no English word or expression comes to mind.

Hi,



Would you like some chizain crackers?



(cheese and crackers)



Clive

CliveHi, Would you like some chizain crackers? (cheese and crackers) Clive

That's one heck-of-a-lot closer than anything I came up with. A martini would be nice, too.[D]

It's quoted at http://en.wikiquote.org/wiki/Madagascar_(2005_film) : "I'm lovin' San Diego. This place is off the chizain."

There are a number of Google hits for "off the chizain" or "off the chiz-ain". It seems to be a known expression. Apart from vaguely guessing a

'Off the chizain' is probably a slangy modification of 'off the chain' in the same way that 'for shizzle' is a modification of 'for sure'.

'Off the chain' = 'off the leash'; unrestrained; wild; crazy; amazing. It usually has a positive connotation, e.g. That party was off the chain!