Jazz — meaning, pronunciation & more

Definition

empty rhetoric or insincere or exaggerated talk

a genre of popular music that originated in New Orleans around 1900 and developed through increasingly complex styles

Pronunciation

🇺🇸American English

/dʒˈæz/

🇬🇧British English

/dʒˈaz/

🇮🇳Indian English

/dʒˈaz/

1 syllable Say it as /dʒˈæz/.

Examples

that's a lot of wind
don't give me any of that jazz
This student sleeps with everyone in her dorm

Synonyms & Antonyms

Synonyms

malarkey bonk sleep together screw fuck have a go at it idle words bed make love get laid roll in the hay lie with be intimate bang love have it away eff nothingness make out do it know have intercourse get it on hump

Parts of Speech

noun	empty rhetoric or insincere or exaggerated talk “that's a lot of wind”
noun	a genre of popular music that originated in New Orleans around 1900 and developed through increasingly complex styles
noun	a style of dance music popular in the 1920s; similar to New Orleans jazz but played by large bands
verb	play something in the style of jazz
verb	have sexual intercourse with “This student sleeps with everyone in her dorm”

Word Forms

windy	adjective	using or containing too many words
jazzy	adjective	resembling jazz (especially in its rhythm)
jazz	verb	play something in the style of jazz
jazz	noun	a style of dance music popular in the 1920s; similar to New Orleans jazz but played by large bands
love	noun	sexual activities (often including sexual intercourse) between two people
lover	noun	a significant other to whom you are not related by marriage
screw	noun	slang for sexual intercourse
screwing	noun	slang for sexual intercourse
fucker	noun	someone who engages in sexual intercourse
fucking	noun	slang for sexual intercourse
fuck	noun	slang for sexual intercourse
bed	noun	a piece of furniture that provides a place to sleep

Around the World

Europe

🇷🇺Russian

джаз

пустая риторика, неискренние или преувеличенные разговоры

India

🇮🇳Hindi

जाज

खोखली बयानबाजी या निष्ठाहीन या अतिरंजित बात

🇧🇩Bengali

জ্যাজ

খালি বক্তৃতা বা নির্দোষ বা অতিরঞ্জিত কথাবার্তা

🇮🇳Tamil

ஜாஸ்

வெற்று சொல்லாட்சி அல்லது நேர்மையற்ற அல்லது மிகைப்படுத்தப்பட்ட பேச்சு

🇮🇳Telugu

జాజ్

ఖాళీ వాక్చాతుర్యం లేదా నిష్కపటమైన లేదా అతిశయోక్తి చర్చ

🇮🇳Marathi

जाझ

रिक्त वक्तृत्व किंवा निष्पाप किंवा अतिशयोक्तीपूर्ण चर्चा

🇮🇳Gujarati

જાઝ

ખાલી રેટરિક અથવા અવિવેકી અથવા અતિશયોક્તિપૂર્ણ વાત

🇮🇳Kannada

ಜಾಝ್

ಖಾಲಿ ವಾಕ್ಚಾತುರ್ಯ ಅಥವಾ ನಿಷ್ಕಪಟ ಅಥವಾ ಉತ್ಪ್ರೇಕ್ಷಿತ ಮಾತು

🇮🇳Malayalam

ജാസ്

ശൂന്യമായ വാചാടോപം അല്ലെങ്കിൽ ആത്മാർത്ഥതയില്ലാത്ത അല്ലെങ്കിൽ അതിശയോക്തി കലർന്ന സംസാരം

🇮🇳Punjabi

ਜੈਜ਼

ਖਾਲੀ ਬਿਆਨਬਾਜ਼ੀ ਜਾਂ ਬੇਰਹਿਮ ਜਾਂ ਅਤਿਕਥਨੀ ਵਾਲੀ ਗੱਲ

🇵🇰Urdu

جاز

خالی بیان بازی یا غیر سنجیدہ یا مبالغہ آمیز گفتگو

East & Southeast Asia

🇨🇳Chinese

爵士乐

空洞的言辞或不真诚或夸大的言论

🇯🇵Japanese

ジャズ

空虚なレトリック、不誠実または誇張された話

🇰🇷Korean

재즈

공허한 수사, 성실하지 않거나 과장된 말

🇻🇳Vietnamese

nhạc jazz

hùng biện trống rỗng hoặc nói chuyện không thành thật hoặc cường điệu

🇹🇭Thai

แจ๊ส

วาทศาสตร์ที่ว่างเปล่าหรือการพูดที่ไม่จริงใจหรือเกินจริง

Middle East

🇸🇦Arabic

موسيقى الجاز

كلام فارغ أو كلام غير صادق أو مبالغ فيه

🇮🇷Persian

جاز

لفاظی های توخالی یا صحبت های غیر صادقانه یا اغراق آمیز

🇹🇷Turkish

caz

boş retorik veya samimiyetsiz veya abartılı konuşma

🇮🇱Hebrew

ג'ֶז

רטוריקה ריקה או דיבור לא כנה או מוגזם

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