Jazz

Jazz Meanings:

• A type of music that originated in New Orleans around 1900 and developed through increasingly complex styles, but generally featuring intricate rhythms, improvisation, prominent solo segments, and great freedom in harmonic idiom played frequently in a polyphonic style, on various instruments including horn, saxophone, piano and percussion, but rarely stringed instruments
• empty or insincere or exaggerated talk; as, don't give me any of that jazz
• A style of dance music popular in the 1920s; similar to New Orleans jazz but played by large bands
• jaz, jas, jass, jasz (all dated, used from about 1912 to about 1918)
• (music) 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.
• (figurative) Energy, excitement, excitability.
• The substance or makeup of a thing; unspecified thing(s). Synonyms: stuff; see also Thesaurus:junk, Thesaurus:thingy and all that jazz
• (with positive terms) Something of excellent quality, the genuine article.
• Nonsense. Synonyms: rubbish, wass; see also Thesaurus:nonsense
• To enliven, brighten up, make more colourful or exciting. (Can we add an example for this sense?)
• (slang) To complicate. (Can we add an example for this sense?)
• (intransitive, US slang, dated) To have sex for money, to prostitute oneself.
• (intransitive, slang) To move (around/about) in a lively or frivolous manner; to fool around.
• (slang, transitive) To distract or pester.
• (to destroy): annihilate, ravage; see also Thesaurus:destroy
• (to play jazz music): cook, jam; see also Thesaurus:play music
• (to enliven): invigorate, vitalise; see also Thesaurus:enliven
• (to complicate): complexify, confuscate; see also Thesaurus:complicate
• (to prostitute oneself): sell one's body, turn tricks; see also Thesaurus:prostitute oneself
• (to pester): bother, bug; see also Thesaurus:annoy
• (Balearic, Central) IPA(key): /ˈʒas/
• “jazz” in Diccionari de la llengua catalana, segona edició, Institut d’Estudis Catalans.
• “jazz”, in Gran Diccionari de la Llengua Catalana, Grup Enciclopèdia Catalana, 2023
• (uncountable) jazz (form of music)
• "jazz" in Kielitoimiston sanakirja (Dictionary of Contemporary Finnish).
• (music) jazz (music style)
• “jazz”, in Trésor de la langue française informatisé , 2012.
• IPA(key): /ˈd͡ʒɛt͡s/*, /ˈd͡ʒaz/, /ˈd͡ʒɛz/
• (relational) jazz Synonym: jazzistico
• jazz in Treccani.it – Vocabolario Treccani on line, Istituto dell'Enciclopedia Italiana
• (slang) marijuana Synonyms: see Thesaurus:marihuana
• (music) jazz (music genre)
• “jazz”, in Diccionario de la lengua española, Vigésima tercera edición, Real Academia Española, 2014
• jazztobak (“cannabis”)
• [slang] If you gotta ask, you'll never know.
• [slang] the coolest, freest, and yet deepest music humans have ever made
• [slang] A form of western music involving the fusion of traditional european and african (rhythmic) styles. Jazz is quite syncopated and fairly easily improvisable. Jazz could be considered a descendant of Ragtime, and a predecesor of Swing, Funk, and even Rock. Jazz originated from New Orleans as early as 1895, and remains one of the most popular forms of music today.
• [slang] a modern (early 1900s) music style characterized by syncopation and dissonance. contrary to popular belief, jazz is NOT playing any note with any chord. any note played with any chord can be explained. even if it is inexplicable, it just sounds good, which is what's really important. the cool thing about jazz is that you learn all the rules and guidelines which apply to all the other genres...then you get to break them.
• [slang] The greatest, and yet least appreciated genre of music today among the general public.
• [slang] The soul of urbanity and the only music that is cool.
• [slang] A synonym for "good" or "awesome."
• [slang] A form of music developed in early 20th century America by African-Americans, but quickly spread around the world to places such as France and Japan. It basically took every other kind of music that came out before it and turned them upside down. Jazz musicians are often very talented and rise far above simple technical skill into a realm of extremely deep, passionate, abstract soulfulness. The number of artists and musical genres that derive their influence from jazz are innumerable.
• [slang] The most soulful and meaningful music known to man. Fills peoples hearts with joy. Jazz is a very touching and soulful type of music. You can listen to it anytime of day. It normally fetures improv on trumpet, saxaphone, trombone, flute, ect. Jazz is the best music to relate to wether you want to getup and dance or cry. You can always rely on jazz to brighten your day.
• [slang] The absolute BEST genre of music out there. It is unappreciated by idiots who think the only music worth listening to is rock and rap. It's also the best music to play if you're a musician, because playing music is the only activity that involves every part of your brain, and jazz does this to an extent. It's also really fun to play and listen to.