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- [jaz uhp]
- /dʒæz ʌp/
- /dʒæz ʌp/
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- US Pronunciation
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- [jaz uhp]
- /dʒæz ʌp/
Definitions of jazz up words
- noun jazz up music originating in New Orleans around the beginning of the 20th century and subsequently developing through various increasingly complex styles, generally marked by intricate, propulsive rhythms, polyphonic ensemble playing, improvisatory, virtuosic solos, melodic freedom, and a harmonic idiom ranging from simple diatonicism through chromaticism to atonality. 1
- noun jazz up a style of dance music, popular especially in the 1920s, arranged for a large band and marked by some of the features of jazz. 1
- noun jazz up dancing or a dance performed to such music, as with violent bodily motions and gestures. 1
- noun jazz up Slang. liveliness; spirit; excitement. 1
- noun jazz up Slang. insincere, exaggerated, or pretentious talk: Don't give me any of that jazz about your great job! 1
- noun jazz up Slang. similar or related but unspecified things, activities, etc.: He goes for fishing and all that jazz. 1
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Origin of jazz up
First appearance:
before 1905 One of the 15% newest English words
1905-10, Americanism; 1915-20 for def 5; origin uncertain
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Parts of speech for Jazz up
noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
jazz up popularity
A common word. It’s meaning is known to most children of preschool age. About 97% of English native speakers know the meaning and use the word.
Most Europeans know this English word. The frequency of it’s usage is somewhere between "mom" and "screwdriver".
jazz up usage trend in Literature
This diagram is provided by Google Ngram ViewerSynonyms for jazz up
verb jazz up
- activize — to make active
- add — ADD is an abbreviation for attention deficit disorder.
- anted — Poker. a fixed but arbitrary stake put into the pot by each player before the deal.
- anteed — Poker. a fixed but arbitrary stake put into the pot by each player before the deal.
- bedizen — to dress or decorate gaudily or tastelessly
Antonyms for jazz up
verb jazz up
- nap — to sleep for a short time; doze.
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