Muzak
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8.0
- proper noun
- /ˈmjuːzæk/
- Inside a large, brightly lit DIY store with Muzak playing in the background.
- Muzak plays
- listen to Muzak
- hear Muzak
Examples
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But he did the Muzak version of it for her office building, which I love.
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Muzak plays "Moonlight Sonata," drowning out the manifold reasons we cannot continue to live together.
Fiction book (1994) -
My parents listened to Muzak.
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From that point on, they just listened to Muzak.
Academic text (1992) -
There is COUNTRY MUZAK in the background, which she hums along with.
Fiction book (1991) -
In the quiet, the hospital's Muzak became foreground.
Fiction book (1992) -
In the lobby on the main deck, red with plastic anthuriums, Muzak oozes from speakers in the ceiling.
Fiction book (2001) -
There was little noise above the hum of Muzak, the beep of terminal signals, and the drone of ventilation.
Fiction book (2000) -
In the lobby on the main deck, red with plastic anthuriums, Muzak oozes from speakers in the ceiling.
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Inside a large, brightly lit DIY store with Muzak playing in the background.
Compounds
- Archaic
1
6.3
Quiet music without singing played in public places to make people feel calm
- US
Soft, quiet background music played in public places to make people feel relaxed
Surface Forms
Etymology
Muzak began as a company name made from the word music. Because that company supplied soft 'background' music to shops, offices, and elevators, Muzak came to mean that kind of easy, in-store music.