kazoo
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7.9
- noun
- /kəˈzu/
:
mirlitón
- I took out the kazoo and hummed through it one of the new songs I'd been thinking up.
You're going to do more of a kazoo thing.
- You're going to do more of a kazoo thing.
Examples
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Swan wrote a comedic skit incorporating the resident's unique talent and her assortment of kazoos.
Blog text (22) -
Then I lifted the kazoo to my lips.
Fiction book (1995) -
You could play the kazoo; those are always noisy!
Blog text (22) -
At this year's auditions, a resident told her she loves playing the kazoo and has a collection of them.
Blog text (22) -
I went to the little store on the corner of East 83rd Street and Compton and bought a cheap kazoo.
Fiction book (1995) -
After midnight, he and my dad might wander over drunkenly to play for us "I'm Looking Over a Four-Leaf Clover" on kazoos, arms around each other, though they didn't get along ordinarily.
Fiction book (2001) -
At the birthday party, the children took turns playing the kazoo and making funny sounds.
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She played a cheerful tune on her kazoo, and everyone joined in with laughter.
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During the music class, each student received a kazoo to learn how to create buzzing sounds.
Synonyms
A small instrument like a kazoo that makes a buzzing sound when you hum into it
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Etymology
Kazoo is probably a sound word that copies the small 'buzzing' noise you make when you hum into it, so the name itself sounds like 'kaa-zoo'. That's why kazoo is a fitting name for a small musical instrument that makes a funny buzzing sound.