jazz
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- noun
- /dʒæz/
- Informal
- Yes, drugs and all that jazz too, I got it.
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Watch on YouTubeSo this whole call or openness to regulation, it's jazz hands, it's a head fake.
- So this whole call or openness to regulation, it's jazz hands, it's a head fake.
Examples
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I'm new to codes and widgets and all this jazz, so I will just keep trying.
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It's close enough for jazz.
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Henry gave him a little jazz, but that was it.
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I know all that democracy jazz.
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All of this "one-world" government jazz comes from the Europeans.
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All that jazz.
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I don't need all that jazz about smugglers and pirates.
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Don't be bothering Mr. Deeds with all that jazz.
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I don't want to hear any more jazz about how the project is going to change the world.
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Stop talking that jazz; just tell me what you really think.
Synonyms
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8.8
Talk that is not true and tries to trick people
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Empty showy talk with little real meaning
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Words that people say but do not mean
Antonyms
Idioms
Compounds
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A small group of musicians who play jazz with instruments like saxophone or trumpet
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A style of jazz with complex chords and rhythms where musicians make up music as they play
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A period in the 1920s in the United States with lively jazz music, parties, and social change
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Music that mixes jazz and rock using instruments like electric guitar and keyboard
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A gentle type of jazz with a steady beat, medium speed, little improvisation, and a warm clear melody
How Meaningful
Surface Forms
Etymology
Jazz meaning insincere or showy talk comes from the same slang idea of 'show' and high energy, so people used it for words that sound exciting but have little real meaning. So when someone calls talk 'jazz', they mean it is empty or exaggerated.