Muzakn.

Brit.

/ˈmjuːzak/, U.S.

/ˈmjuzæk/

Forms: 1900s– Musac, 1900s– Musak, 1900s– Muzack, 1900s– Muzak. Also with lower-case initial.

Origin: Apparently formed within English, by blending. Etymons: music n., Kodak n.

Etymology: Apparently a blend of music n. and Kodak n.1974 N.Y. Times 17 Aug. 17/2 ‘We needed a catchy name and the best known trade name at that time was Kodak,’ explained U. V. (Bing) Muscio, current president. ‘So we just combined Kodak and music and got Muzak.’ The name is generally attributed to George Owen Squier (1865–1934), American soldier and electrical engineer.

1. A proprietary name for: a system for playing recorded music through speakers in shops, restaurants, and other public places; music played through such a system. Later also: any recorded background music; (more widely) light, bland music of a kind regarded as easy to listen to, whether recorded or live.

ΘΚΠ

society > leisure > the arts > music > type of music > [noun] > canned or piped music

Muzak1935

music while you work1958

1935 Official Gaz. (U.S. Patent Office) 5 Feb. 13/1 Filed Sept. 28, 1934. Musak. For radio and wired radio tuners, radio and wired radio receiving sets and converters for changing radio receiving sets to wired radio receiving sets and vice versa.

1938 Trade Marks Jrnl. 11 May 572/1 Muzak... Instruments and apparatus..for use in the wireless transmission and reception of signals and pictures.

1945 K. Patchen Mem. Shy Pornographer 24 All subdued rugs and lights in the wall and soft Muzak providing an appropriate background to the conversation.

1954 Business Week 24 Apr. 52 (heading) Background music via tape is going to open up new fields for Muzak and other systems.

1957 Sat. Rev. (U.S.) 28 Sept. 55 It is estimated that 50,000,000 Americans, in some way or another, hear Muzak daily.

1965 Listener 17 June 898/2 We shall have muzak wherever we go.

1965 W. H. Auden About House (1966) 62 The radio in students' cars, Musak at breakfast.

1978 J. Krantz Scruples viii. 240 It had..Muzak that played ‘It's a Long, Long Way to Tipperary’.

1984 D. DeLillo White Noise (1985) i. xvii. 84 A band played live Muzak.

1993 Spy Dec.–Jan. 50/2 Violinist-of-the-people Nigel Kennedy goes double platinum with another collection of Vivaldi's Renaissance Muzak.

2. In extended use: something, such as conversation, likened to Muzak in being continuous, pervasive, or pleasantly unchallenging.

ΚΠ

1974 A. Tyler Celestial Navigation vi. 153 But then he detected some urgency in what she said, something different from the Muzak of her discussions of washing machines, report cards, DPT shots.

1987 Harrowsmith Nov. 83/1 Having learned to ignore the auctioneer's Muzak—those filler phrases that take up the gaps between bids—anybody should be able to hear the numbers..that are the asking price.

1995 Denver Post 5 Mar. (Mag.) 7/1 The revised plan was visual Muzak better suited to a mall.

Compounds

C1. General use as a modifier.

ΚΠ

1937 Time 1 Nov. 76/3 Radio-makers have yet to worry over its competition. In fact, Philco Radio & Television Corp. once designed a radio cabinet with space provided for a Muzak installation.

1952 F. Pohl & C. M. Kornbluth Gravy Planet x in Galaxy Sci. Fiction July 138/1 ‘Are you my contact—’ ‘Ssh!’ He gestured at the Muzak spy-mike dangling from the ceiling.

1965 A. Levy in Horizon (N.Y.) Summer 39/1 Muzak tape girdles the globe and helps the world unwind.

1971 New Scientist 17 June 707/2 The volume has to be kept down to Muzak level so as not to interfere with..conversation.

1974 N.Y. Times 17 Aug. 17/2 He did say that there were more than 300 Muzak franchises spread out around the world.

1990 Smithsonian Jan. 74/2 Each Muzak arrangement was evaluated on the basis of its tempo, rhythm and instrumentation, and assigned a Muzak mood rating.

1993 A. L. Hall Deliria 82 The Polish-Latin musak band continues to play.

C2.

muzak man n. a person who creates or produces Muzak.

ΚΠ

1955 Broadcasting Telecasting 5 Sept. 107/3 (advt.) Veteran Muzak man seeks affiliation with progressive radio or tv.

1965 A. Levy in Horizon (N.Y.) Summer 40/1 I asked to meet the Muzak men who sell background music to offices, factories, schools, restaurants, and, I assumed, workingmen.

1968 Times 29 Nov. p. xi/2 In my sort of terms this is what makes it all sound the same, though that is heresy to a professional muzakman.

1998 G. Giddins Visions of Jazz xxv. 214 (heading) Bobby Hackett (Muzak Man).

This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, June 2003; most recently modified version published online March 2022).

Muzakv.

Brit.

/ˈmjuːzak/, U.S.

/ˈmjuzæk/

Forms: also with lower-case initial.

Origin: Formed within English, by conversion. Etymon: Muzak n.

Etymology: < Muzak n.

transitive. To supply with Muzak; to make (one's way) to an accompaniment of Muzak.

ΚΠ

1957 Sat. Rev. (U.S.) 28 Sept. 55 Muzak's premises are thoroughly Muzaked for Sales, for Management, for Public Relations..seeking to find out what happens to some of the 50 million Americans who are Muzaked daily.

1988 R. Powers Prisoner's Dilemma x. 169 They'll probably Muzak the libraries in another five years.

1991 New Yorker 28 Oct. 17/1 The works are installed in a room that has been painted, carpeted, darkened, Muzaked, and decorated with plants and suburban benches.

1998 L. Jensen Ark Baby i. 5 Christmas had already muzaked its way into the shops.

This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, June 2003; most recently modified version published online March 2022).

单词	muzak
释义	Muzakn. Brit. /ˈmjuːzak/, U.S. /ˈmjuzæk/ Forms: 1900s– Musac, 1900s– Musak, 1900s– Muzack, 1900s– Muzak. Also with lower-case initial. Origin: Apparently formed within English, by blending. Etymons: music n., Kodak n. Etymology: Apparently a blend of music n. and Kodak n.1974 N.Y. Times 17 Aug. 17/2 ‘We needed a catchy name and the best known trade name at that time was Kodak,’ explained U. V. (Bing) Muscio, current president. ‘So we just combined Kodak and music and got Muzak.’ The name is generally attributed to George Owen Squier (1865–1934), American soldier and electrical engineer. 1. A proprietary name for: a system for playing recorded music through speakers in shops, restaurants, and other public places; music played through such a system. Later also: any recorded background music; (more widely) light, bland music of a kind regarded as easy to listen to, whether recorded or live. ΘΚΠ society > leisure > the arts > music > type of music > [noun] > canned or piped music Muzak1935 music while you work1958 1935 Official Gaz. (U.S. Patent Office) 5 Feb. 13/1 Filed Sept. 28, 1934. Musak. For radio and wired radio tuners, radio and wired radio receiving sets and converters for changing radio receiving sets to wired radio receiving sets and vice versa. 1938 Trade Marks Jrnl. 11 May 572/1 Muzak... Instruments and apparatus..for use in the wireless transmission and reception of signals and pictures. 1945 K. Patchen Mem. Shy Pornographer 24 All subdued rugs and lights in the wall and soft Muzak providing an appropriate background to the conversation. 1954 Business Week 24 Apr. 52 (heading) Background music via tape is going to open up new fields for Muzak and other systems. 1957 Sat. Rev. (U.S.) 28 Sept. 55 It is estimated that 50,000,000 Americans, in some way or another, hear Muzak daily. 1965 Listener 17 June 898/2 We shall have muzak wherever we go. 1965 W. H. Auden About House (1966) 62 The radio in students' cars, Musak at breakfast. 1978 J. Krantz Scruples viii. 240 It had..Muzak that played ‘It's a Long, Long Way to Tipperary’. 1984 D. DeLillo White Noise (1985) i. xvii. 84 A band played live Muzak. 1993 Spy Dec.–Jan. 50/2 Violinist-of-the-people Nigel Kennedy goes double platinum with another collection of Vivaldi's Renaissance Muzak. 2. In extended use: something, such as conversation, likened to Muzak in being continuous, pervasive, or pleasantly unchallenging. ΚΠ 1974 A. Tyler Celestial Navigation vi. 153 But then he detected some urgency in what she said, something different from the Muzak of her discussions of washing machines, report cards, DPT shots. 1987 Harrowsmith Nov. 83/1 Having learned to ignore the auctioneer's Muzak—those filler phrases that take up the gaps between bids—anybody should be able to hear the numbers..that are the asking price. 1995 Denver Post 5 Mar. (Mag.) 7/1 The revised plan was visual Muzak better suited to a mall. Compounds C1. General use as a modifier. ΚΠ 1937 Time 1 Nov. 76/3 Radio-makers have yet to worry over its competition. In fact, Philco Radio & Television Corp. once designed a radio cabinet with space provided for a Muzak installation. 1952 F. Pohl & C. M. Kornbluth Gravy Planet x in Galaxy Sci. Fiction July 138/1 ‘Are you my contact—’ ‘Ssh!’ He gestured at the Muzak spy-mike dangling from the ceiling. 1965 A. Levy in Horizon (N.Y.) Summer 39/1 Muzak tape girdles the globe and helps the world unwind. 1971 New Scientist 17 June 707/2 The volume has to be kept down to Muzak level so as not to interfere with..conversation. 1974 N.Y. Times 17 Aug. 17/2 He did say that there were more than 300 Muzak franchises spread out around the world. 1990 Smithsonian Jan. 74/2 Each Muzak arrangement was evaluated on the basis of its tempo, rhythm and instrumentation, and assigned a Muzak mood rating. 1993 A. L. Hall Deliria 82 The Polish-Latin musak band continues to play. C2. muzak man n. a person who creates or produces Muzak. ΚΠ 1955 Broadcasting Telecasting 5 Sept. 107/3 (advt.) Veteran Muzak man seeks affiliation with progressive radio or tv. 1965 A. Levy in Horizon (N.Y.) Summer 40/1 I asked to meet the Muzak men who sell background music to offices, factories, schools, restaurants, and, I assumed, workingmen. 1968 Times 29 Nov. p. xi/2 In my sort of terms this is what makes it all sound the same, though that is heresy to a professional muzakman. 1998 G. Giddins Visions of Jazz xxv. 214 (heading) Bobby Hackett (Muzak Man). This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, June 2003; most recently modified version published online March 2022). Muzakv. Brit. /ˈmjuːzak/, U.S. /ˈmjuzæk/ Forms: also with lower-case initial. Origin: Formed within English, by conversion. Etymon: Muzak n. Etymology: < Muzak n. transitive. To supply with Muzak; to make (one's way) to an accompaniment of Muzak. ΚΠ 1957 Sat. Rev. (U.S.) 28 Sept. 55 Muzak's premises are thoroughly Muzaked for Sales, for Management, for Public Relations..seeking to find out what happens to some of the 50 million Americans who are Muzaked daily. 1988 R. Powers Prisoner's Dilemma x. 169 They'll probably Muzak the libraries in another five years. 1991 New Yorker 28 Oct. 17/1 The works are installed in a room that has been painted, carpeted, darkened, Muzaked, and decorated with plants and suburban benches. 1998 L. Jensen Ark Baby i. 5 Christmas had already muzaked its way into the shops. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, June 2003; most recently modified version published online March 2022). < n.1935v.1957
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