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Definition of Kazoo
1. Noun. A toy wind instrument that has a membrane that makes a sound when you hum into the mouthpiece.
Definition of Kazoo
1. n. A kind of toy or rude musical instrument, as a tube inside of which is a stretched string made to vibrate by singing or humming into the tube.
Definition of Kazoo
1. Noun. a simple musical instrument consisting of a pipe with a hole in it, producing a buzzing sound when the player hums into it. ¹
2. Verb. to play the kazoo. ¹
¹ Source: wiktionary.com
Definition of Kazoo
1. a toy musical instrument [n -ZOOS]
Lexicographical Neighbors of Kazoo
Literary usage of Kazoo
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. The Congressional Globe by United States Congress, Francis Preston Blair, John Cook Rives, Franklin Rives, George A. Bailey (1854)
"kazoo Claims. • purpose of satisfying, quieting, and compensating ' for any claims
other than those hereinbefore re- million and a quarter of dollars to ..."
2. The American Journal of Psychology by Granville Stanley Hall, Edward Bradford Titchener (1901)
"kazoo, Kazah! kazoo, Kazah! Hoop L,ah! Hoop L,ah! State University, Rah! Rah !
Rah ! One of the more effective type in use in the University of California ..."
3. The Supreme Court in United States History by Charles Warren (1922)
"Peck, came first before the 1 Relative to the facts involved in the kazoo Case,
see the kazoo Land Companiet, by Charles H. Haskins, Amur. Hist. ..."
4. The American Amateur Photographer (1890)
"It is styled the " Low kazoo " shutter, and has the great advantage of being always
... Price of this "kazoo" is very low, costing only six dollars each. ..."
5. The American History and Encyclopedia of Music by Janet M. Green, Josephine Thrall (1908)
"kazoo kazoo A mock-musical instrument, comprising a tube covered with a membrane
which vibrates when some one sings or speaks into the tube. keck ..."
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