Jazz (proper noun) /d͡ʒæz/
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A diminutive of the male given name James.
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A diminutive of the female given name Jasmine.
jazz (noun) /d͡ʒæz/
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(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.
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(figurative) Energy, excitement, excitability.
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The substance or makeup of a thing; unspecified thing(s).
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(with positive terms) Something of excellent quality, the genuine article.
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Nonsense.
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(slang) Semen, jizz.
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A red-skinned variety of eating apple.
jazz (verb) /d͡ʒæz/
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(slang) To destroy; to ruin.
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To play (jazz music).
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To dance to the tunes of jazz music.
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To enliven, brighten up, make more colourful or exciting. (Can we add an example for this sense?)
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(slang) To complicate. (Can we add an example for this sense?)
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(intransitive, slang) To move (around/about) in a lively or frivolous manner; to fool around.
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(slang, transitive) To distract or pester.
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(slang) To ejaculate.