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to jazz

1 9.9
To have sex with someone
  • verb
  • /dʒæz/
  • Offensive
translation icon : echar un polvo (vulgar)
  • David Alexander, director of the Rice Space Institute and professor of physics and astronomy, told CultureMap that students were "jazzed" to hear these two enthusiastic and passionate young scientists talk about their involvement with such a major project.

Examples

  • I'm so fuckin' jazzed!

    Fiction book (1996)
  • I am jazzed about this campaign.

    Blog text (14)
  • I have jazz the fool, the fool from the one and only Manny.

  • I was jazzed.

    Fiction book (2001)
  • It was inevitable that they'd want to sex/jazz it up to compete a la David.

    Blog text (4)
  • FRabbit is releasing a new album, Pedestrian Verse, in some months and I, for one, with my penchant for slightly depressing yet awesome indie rock, am jazzed for its arrival.

    Blog text (14)
  • They decided to jazz things up and spend a romantic evening together.

  • After months of flirting, they finally jazzed and crossed the line into a relationship.

  • When they both got drunk at the party, they couldn't resist jazzing each other by the pool.

Synonyms

to fuck
vsto jazz
  • Offensive
9.9

To have sex with someone

is slang that may be less directly offensive in some contexts
to have sex
vsto jazz
  • NSFW
3.0

To touch each other's private parts for physical pleasure

is slang and thus more informal and colloquial in tone
to do it
vsto jazz
  • NSFW
999 9.8

To have sex with someone

is slang that often sounds more like a single-word verb
to love
vsto jazz
  • NSFW
698 8.6

To have sex with another person

is slang that tends to sound more colloquial than gentle euphemism
to know
vsto jazz
  • NSFW
675 9.9

To have sex with someone

is slang and therefore more modern and colloquial
to sleep with
vsto jazz
  • NSFW
652 7.4

To have sex with someone

is slang that is usually more informal and less neutral
to make love
vsto jazz
  • NSFW
296 5.3

Have sex with someone you love or care about

is slang that does not emphasise affection or romantic feeling
to screw
vsto jazz
  • Offensive
205 9.9

To have sex with someone, said as a rude word

is slang without necessarily being as crude or offensive
to get it on
vsto jazz
  • Offensive
125 9.3

To have sex with someone

is slang with a single-word style rather than a phrasal expression
to bang
vsto jazz
  • Offensive
122 9.9

To have sex with someone

is slang that need not imply roughness or force
to get laid
vsto jazz
  • Offensive
95 9.9

To have sex with someone, usually in a short, casual way

is slang but not necessarily implying casual or non-romantic intent
to sleep together
vsto jazz
  • NSFW
69 7.4

Have sex with another person, often when not married

is slang that is shorter and more likely seen as casual talk
to hump
vsto jazz
  • Offensive
58 9.9

To have sex with someone, used as a rude word

is slang but not focused on animal imagery or forceful tone
to have intercourse
vsto jazz
  • NSFW
23 8.1

To have sex with someone

is slang rather than the neutral, clinical phrasing
to be intimate
vsto jazz
  • NSFW
16 7.9

Have sex with someone

is slang that is more direct and less polite
to bed
vsto jazz
  • NSFW
12 9.0

To have sex with someone

is slang that may sound more like casual street talk
to lie with
vsto jazz
  • NSFW
6 9.1

To have sex with someone

is slang and less formal, used in casual speech
to sex
vsto jazz
  • NSFW
5 5.1

To have physical contact with someone for pleasure, usually in a casual way

is slang and is usually more colloquial and single-word usage
to eff
vsto jazz
  • Offensive
2 9.9

To have sex with someone

is straightforward slang rather than a softened euphemistic form
to bonk
vsto jazz
  • NSFW
2 9.9

To have sex with someone

is slang that can be used more generally and less playfully
to have it off
vsto jazz
  • NSFW
1 9.9

To have sex with someone, used in informal British English

is slang that is usually shorter and more slangy than a phrase
to have a go at it
vsto jazz
  • Offensive
1 9.9

To have sex with someone

is slang and more likely used as a direct verb in speech
to have it away
vsto jazz
  • NSFW
9.9

To have sex with someone

is slang that often functions as a single conversational verb
to roll in the hay
vsto jazz
  • NSFW
9.2

To have sex briefly in a casual way

is slang that is plainer and less idiomatic imagery

Idioms

all that jazz
  • Informal
1 7.9

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Phrasal Verbs

to jazz up
  • Informal
2 5.1

Make something more interesting and lively, like a room or outfit

to jazz around
  • Archaic
9.3

Move around without a plan to have fun

Compounds

22 2.3

A person who plays or writes jazz music

8 2.3

A small group of musicians who play jazz with instruments like saxophone or trumpet

A music event where jazz musicians play live over several days

3 3.6

A style of jazz with complex chords and rhythms where musicians make up music as they play

1 4.5

A relaxed style of jazz with slow beats and smooth, calm solos

1 5.0

A period in the 1920s in the United States with lively jazz music, parties, and social change

1 2.1

A small group of musicians who play jazz together

A well-known jazz song that many musicians play and improvise on

1 2.3

Musicians play jazz music for people at a place not from a recording

hot jazz
  • Archaic
1 4.7

A lively, emotional jazz style with strong rhythm and improvised solos

1 6.7

Jazz music after 1940 that uses new ideas and different forms

1 4.1

A gentle type of jazz with a steady beat, medium speed, little improvisation, and a warm clear melody

4.5

Music that mixes jazz solo playing with rock rhythms and electric instruments

Music that mixes jazz and rock using instruments like electric guitar and keyboard

5.7

A style of music that mixes jazz with modern sounds like electronic music

How Intimate

to jazz
  • Offensive
1 9.9
to hook up
  • NSFW
132 8.7
to make out
  • NSFW
130 8.1
to kiss
1.0

Surface Forms

jazz infinitive
jazzed past
jazzed past participle
jazzing present participle
jazzes third person singular

Etymology

Jazz used as a slang verb for sex was an early informal meaning, because jazz or old jasm were used for strong physical 'energy' or desire. A helpful way to remember this is to think of the word's sense of 'energy', which could mean both musical fire and physical passion.