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jazz
English
Alternative forms
- jaz, jas, jass, jasz (all dated, used from about 1912 to about 1918)
Etymology
Unknown. First attested around 1912 in a discussion of baseball; attested in reference to music around 1915. Numerous references suggest that the term may be connected to jasm and jism.
Pronunciation
- enPR: j?z, IPA(key): /d??æz/
- Rhymes: -æz
Noun
jazz (uncountable)
- (music) 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.
- Energy, excitement, excitability.
- The substance or makeup of a thing.
- Unspecified thing(s).
- (with positive terms) Something of excellent quality, the genuine article.
- Nonsense.
- Semen, jizz.
Derived terms
Translations
Verb
jazz (third-person singular simple present jazzes, present participle jazzing, simple past and past participle jazzed)
- To destroy.
- To play (jazz music).
- To dance to the tunes of jazz music.
- To enliven, brighten up, make more colourful or exciting; excite
- To complicate.
- (intransitive, US slang, dated) To have sex for money, to prostitute oneself.
- (intransitive) To move (around/about) in a lively or frivolous manner; to fool around. [from 20th c.]
- To distract or pester.
- To ejaculate.
Synonyms
- (to destroy): annihilate, ravage; see also Thesaurus:destroy
- (to play jazz music): cook, jam; see also Thesaurus:play music
- (to enliven): invigorate, vitalise; see also Thesaurus:enliven
- (to complicate): complexify, confuscate; see also Thesaurus:complicate
- (to prostitute oneself): sell one's body, turn tricks; see also Thesaurus:prostitute oneself
- (to pester): bother, bug; see also Thesaurus:annoy
Translations
References
Catalan
Etymology
Borrowed from English jazz.
Pronunciation
- (Balearic, Central) IPA(key): /??as/
- (Valencian) IPA(key): /?d??as/
Noun
jazz m (plural jazz)
- jazz
Derived terms
- jazzístic
Further reading
- “jazz” in Diccionari de la llengua catalana, segona edició, Institut d’Estudis Catalans.
- “jazz” in Gran Diccionari de la Llengua Catalana, Grup Enciclopèdia Catalana.
- “jazz” in Diccionari normatiu valencià, Acadèmia Valenciana de la Llengua.
Czech
Etymology
Borrowed from English jazz.
Noun
jazz m
- jazz
Declension
Danish
Etymology
Borrowed from English jazz.
Noun
jazz m (definite singular jazzen)
- (uncountable) jazz (form of music)
Derived terms
Dutch
Etymology
Borrowed from English jazz.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /d??z/
- Hyphenation: jazz
Noun
jazz m (uncountable)
- jazz
Derived terms
Finnish
Etymology
Borrowed from English jazz.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /?j?ts/, [?j?ts?]
- Rhymes: -?ts
- Syllabification: jazz
Noun
jazz
- jazz (style of music)
Declension
Synonyms
- jatsi
French
Etymology
Borrowed from English jazz. The compound jazband is attested in a 1918 copy of Le Matin.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /d??z/
Noun
jazz m (uncountable)
- (music) jazz (music style)
Derived terms
- jazz
- jazzifier
- jazzman
Further reading
- “jazz” in Trésor de la langue française informatisé (The Digitized Treasury of the French Language).
Italian
Etymology
Borrowed from English jazz.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /?d??az/, /?d???z/
Noun
jazz m (uncountable)
- (music) jazz
Adjective
jazz (invariable)
- (relational) jazz
- Synonym: jazzistico
Derived terms
- jazzista
- jazzistico
References
- jazz in Treccani.it – Vocabolario Treccani on line, Istituto dell'Enciclopedia Italiana
Norwegian Bokmål
Alternative forms
- jass
Etymology
Borrowed from English jazz.
Noun
jazz m (definite singular jazzen)
- (uncountable) jazz (form of music)
Norwegian Nynorsk
Alternative forms
- jass
Etymology
Borrowed from English jazz.
Noun
jazz m (definite singular jazzen)
- (uncountable) jazz (form of music)
Polish
Etymology
Borrowed from English jazz.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /d???s/
Noun
jazz m inan
- jazz (music)
Declension
Synonyms
- d?ez
Derived terms
- jazzowy
- jazzband
- jazzman
Portuguese
Etymology
Borrowed from English jazz.
Pronunciation
- (Brazil) IPA(key): /?d???s/
Noun
jazz m (uncountable)
- (music) jazz (music genre)
Quotations
For quotations using this term, see Citations:jazz.
Spanish
Etymology
Unadapted borrowing from English jazz.
Pronunciation
Noun
jazz m (uncountable)
- jazz
Derived terms
- jazzista m or f
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tapdance
English
Verb
tapdance (third-person singular simple present tapdances, present participle tapdancing, simple past and past participle tapdanced)
- Alternative form of tap-dance
tapdance From the web:
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