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jazz

UK/d͡ʒæz/ US/ˈdʒæz/ common slang us
noun (3) verb (2)

noun

1.

empty rhetoric or insincere or exaggerated talk

  • “that”
  • “;”
  • “t give me any of that jazz”
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2.

a genre of popular music that originated in New Orleans around 1900 and developed through increasingly complex styles

3.

a style of dance music popular in the 1920s; similar to New Orleans jazz but played by large bands

verb

1.

play something in the style of jazz

2.

have sexual intercourse with

  • “This student sleeps with everyone in her dorm”
  • “Adam knew Eve”
  • “Were you ever intimate with this man?”
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Origin

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.

Phrases

  • acid jazz
  • Afro-Cuban jazz
  • all that jazz
  • bluegrass jazz
  • cool jazz
  • free jazz
  • good enough for jazz
  • gypsy jazz

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