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jazz up
jazz J0023900 (jăz)n.1. Music a. A style of music, native to America, characterized by a strong but flexible rhythmic understructure with solo and ensemble improvisations on basic tunes and chord patterns and, more recently, a highly sophisticated harmonic idiom.b. Big band dance music.2. Slang a. Animation; enthusiasm.b. Nonsense.c. Miscellaneous, unspecified things: brought the food and all the jazz to go with it.v. jazzed, jazz·ing, jazz·es v.tr.1. Music To play in a jazz style.2. Slang a. To utter exaggerations or lies to: Don't jazz me.b. To give great pleasure to; excite: The surprise party jazzed the guest of honor.c. To cause to accelerate.v.intr. Slang To exaggerate or lie.Phrasal Verb: jazz up Slang To make more interesting; enliven: jazzed up the living area with beaded curtains.
[Originally, vim, vigor, pep, copulation, semen, perhaps shortening of earlier jasm, vim, vigor and akin to jism.]
jazz′er n.jazz′ish adj.jazz up vb (tr, adverb) 1. (Jazz) to imbue (a piece of music) with jazz qualities, esp by improvisation or a quicker tempo2. to make more lively, gaudy, or appealingThesaurus| Verb | 1. | jazz up - make more interesting or lively; "juice up a party"; "pep up your paper"ginger up, juice up, pep upliven, liven up, enliven, invigorate, animate - make lively; "let's liven up this room a bit" |
jazz upverb enliven, enhance, perk up, brighten up, improve, excite, inspire, cheer, wake up, heighten, animate, hearten, cheer up, buoy up, pep up, invigorate, gladden, inspirit She had made an effort at jazzing up the chilly modern interiors.Translationsjazz up
jazz upTo make something fancier, more festive, more exciting, etc., often through some form of adornment. I've decided to jazz up my wardrobe with some statement shoes and other funky accessories. You need to add some excitement your story—jazz it up a bit.See also: jazz, upjazz someone or something upto make someone or something more exciting or sexy; to make someone or something appeal more to contemporary tastes. Let's jazz this room up a little bit. They jazzed up Donna till she looked like a rock star.See also: jazz, upjazz up1. Enliven, make more interesting, as in They jazzed up the living room with a new rug, or They decided to include a comedy act to jazz up the program. 2. Modify so as to increase its performance, as in Peter wanted to jazz up his motorbike with a stronger engine. Both usages are colloquialisms from the mid-1900s. Also see juice up. See also: jazz, upjazz upv. Slang To make something or someone appear more interesting; enliven something or someone: We jazzed up the apartment with beaded curtains. The caterer jazzed the tables up with candles.See also: jazz, upjazzed (up)1. mod. alert; having a positive state of mind. Those guys were jazzed and ready for the game. 2. mod. alcohol or drug intoxicated. Dave was a bit jazzed up, but not terribly. 3. mod. enhanced; with something added; having been made more enticing. It was jazzed enough to have the police chief around asking questions. 4. mod. forged or altered. (see also tinseled.) Better not try to cash a jazzed up check at this bank. See also: jazz, upEncyclopediaSeejazzjazz up
Related to jazz up: jazz dance, Jazz musicSynonyms for jazz upverb enlivenSynonyms- enliven
- enhance
- perk up
- brighten up
- improve
- excite
- inspire
- cheer
- wake up
- heighten
- animate
- hearten
- cheer up
- buoy up
- pep up
- invigorate
- gladden
- inspirit
Synonyms for jazz upverb make more interesting or livelySynonymsRelated Words- liven
- liven up
- enliven
- invigorate
- animate
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