Jazz
Last Updated: January 2, 2026 at 12:30 PM
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Definition of Jazz
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.
- Energy, excitement, excitability.
- The substance or makeup of a thing; unspecified thing(s).
"and all that jazz"
- Something of excellent quality, the genuine article.
"That show was the jazz!"
- Nonsense.
"Stop talking jazz."
Verb
- To destroy; to ruin.
"You’ve gone and jazzed it now!"
- To play (jazz music).
- To dance to the tunes of jazz music.
- To enliven, brighten up, make more colourful or exciting. (Can we add an example for this sense?)<!--isn't this always "jazz up"?-->
- To complicate. (Can we add an example for this sense?)
"Don’t jazz it too much!"
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