ALL meanings of jazz up
jazz up
J j - transitivephrasal verb jazz up make more exciting 1
- 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
- adjective jazz up of, relating to, or characteristic of jazz. 1
- verb with object jazz up to play (music) in the manner of jazz. 1
- verb with object jazz up Informal. to excite or enliven. to accelerate. 1
- verb with object jazz up Slang: Vulgar. to copulate with. 1
- verb without object jazz up to dance to jazz music. 1
- verb without object jazz up to play or perform jazz music. 1
- verb without object jazz up Informal. to act or proceed with great energy or liveliness. 1
- verb without object jazz up Slang: Vulgar. to copulate. 1
- phrasal verb jazz up If you jazz something up, you make it look more interesting, colourful, or exciting. 0
- phrasal verb jazz up If someone jazzes up a piece of music, they change it in order to make it sound more like popular music or jazz. 0
- verb jazz up to imbue (a piece of music) with jazz qualities, esp by improvisation or a quicker tempo 0
- verb jazz up to make more lively, gaudy, or appealing 0
- verb jazz up To make gaudy and bright. 0
- verb jazz up To give a rhythm/melody reminiscent of jazz. 0