Jazz Definition & Meaning

jazz
noun
  1. empty rhetoric or insincere or exaggerated talk; "that's a lot of wind"; "don't give me any of that jazz"
  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?"

Synonyms for jazz

bang

directly; "he ran bang into the pole"; "ran slap into her" a vigorous blow; "the sudden knock floored him

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bed

a piece of furniture that provides a place to sleep; "he sat on the edge of the bed

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bonk

have sexual intercourse with; "This student sleeps with everyone in her dorm"; "Adam knew Eve

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hump

something that bulges out or is protuberant or projects from its surroundings

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know

the fact of being aware of information that is known to few people

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love

a strong positive emotion of regard and affection; "his love for his work

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nothingness

the state of nonexistence empty rhetoric or insincere or exaggerated talk; "that's a lot of wind

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screw

someone who guards prisoners a simple machine of the inclined-plane type consisting of a spirally threaded cylindrical

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wind

air moving (sometimes with considerable force) from an area of high pressure to an area of low pressure

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"Jazz" in song lyrics

See how jazz is used in real songs:

  • "I'm rough like Bronze Nazareth beats, and smooth like jazz"
    9th Prince — Concrete Jungle
  • "rhyme-less bass with no taste jazz"
    Aceyalone w/ Abstract Rude, Mikah 9 — Knownots
  • "I better than replenished the jazz"
    Atoms Family — Small Violins

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Frequently asked questions

What does jazz mean?
empty rhetoric or insincere or exaggerated talk; "that's a lot of wind"; "don't give me any of that jazz" a genre of popular music that originated in New Orleans around 1900 and developed through increasingly complex styles a style of dance music popular in the 1920s; similar to New Orleans jazz but played by large bands play something in the style of jazz have sexual intercourse with; "This student sleeps with everyone in her dorm"; "Adam knew Eve"; "Were you ever intimate with this man?"
What part of speech is jazz?
Jazz is a noun and a verb.
How many definitions does jazz have?
Jazz has 5 definitions across 2 parts of speech (noun, verb).

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