Definition of Jazz

1. Noun. Empty rhetoric or insincere or exaggerated talk. "Don't give me any of that jazz"

Exact synonyms: Idle Words, Malarkey, Malarky, Nothingness, Wind
Generic synonyms: Talk, Talking
Derivative terms: Windy

2. Verb. Play something in the style of jazz. "They will jazz the duet"
Category relationships: Music
Generic synonyms: Play, Spiel

3. Noun. A genre of popular music that originated in New Orleans around 1900 and developed through increasingly complex styles.
Specialized synonyms: Scat, Scat Singing, Bebop, Bop, Boogie, Boogie-woogie, Cool Jazz, Funk, Hot Jazz, Modern Jazz, Neo Jazz, New Jazz, Trad, Jive, Swing, Swing Music
Generic synonyms: Popular Music, Popular Music Genre
Examples of category: Funky, Low-down
Derivative terms: Jazzy

4. Verb. Have sexual intercourse with. "Sam cannot jazz Sue "; "Were you ever intimate with this man?"

5. Noun. A style of dance music popular in the 1920s; similar to New Orleans jazz but played by large bands.
Generic synonyms: Dance Music
Derivative terms: Jazzy

Definition of Jazz

1. to enliven [v -ED, -ING, -ES] - See also: enliven

Lexicographical Neighbors of Jazz

Jayshullah
jayvee
jayvees
jaywalk
jaywalked
jaywalker
jaywalkers
jaywalking
jaywalks
Jay Cooke
Jay Gould
jazerant
jazerants
jazies
jazy
jazz (current term)
jazzbo
jazzbos
jazzed
jazzer
jazzers
jazzes
jazzier
jazziest
jazzily
jazziness
jazzinesses
jazzing
jazzlike
jazzman

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