Definition & Meaning of "Jazz"

jazz

[d‍ʒˈæz]

[ˈdʒæz]

noun,verb

jazz

[ˈdʒæz]

NOUN

1. jazz

a genre of popular music, with strong rhythms and improvisation (originated in New Orleans and created by African American musicians at the beginning of the 20th century)

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

[jazz] - empty rhetoric or insincere or exaggerated talk

synonyms: idle words,malarkey,malarky,nothingness,wind

to jazz

[ˈdʒæz]

VERB

1. to jazz

play something in the style of jazz

[to jazz] - have sexual intercourse with

synonyms: bang,be intimate,bed,bonk,do it,eff,fuck,get it on,get laid,have a go at it,have intercourse,have it away,have it off,have sex,hump,know,lie with,love,make love,make out,roll in the hay,screw,sleep together,sleep with

Examples

Do you like to listen to jazz musicians?

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