jazz

Definitions

1. noun

   A musical art form rooted in West African cultural and musical expression and in the African American blues tradition, with diverse influences over time, commonly characterized by blue notes, syncopation, swing, call and response, polyrhythms and improvisation.

   Examples

   • You dare to bring your jazz songs into my house!
   • Of later composers of Jewish musical plays we mention Joseph Rumshinksy (born in Wilna in 1879), who gained popularity in New York. His music is based upon folk motives and influenced by "Jazz" rhythms and melodic curves
2. noun

   Energy, excitement, or excitability.

   Examples

   • “You want something zippy there. Something with a bit of jazz to it!”
   • He loves the risk. The danger. He loves the jazz.
3. noun

   The substance or makeup of a thing; an unspecified thing or things.

   Examples

   • and all that jazz
   • What is all this jazz lying around?
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4. noun

   Something of excellent quality, the genuine article.

   Examples

   • That show was the jazz!
   • This risotto is simply the jazz.
5. noun

   Nonsense.

   Example

   • Stop talking jazz.
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6. noun

   A red-skinned variety of eating apple.

7. verb

   To destroy or to ruin.

   Example

   • You’ve gone and jazzed it now!
   ≈annihilate
8. verb

   To play (jazz music).

   ≈cook
9. verb

   To dance to the tunes of jazz music.

10. noun

    Semen, jizz.

    Examples

    • Suddenly, Bobby oozed his jazz into Gene's throat.
    • […] making Glenn feel as though he could never stop shooting his jazz wildly up inside the man's brawny body!