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jazz | jest |

As a proper noun jazz

is .

As a noun jest is

(archaic) an act performed for amusement; a joke.

As a verb jest is

to tell a joke; to talk in a playful manner; to make fun of something or someone .

jazz

English

Alternative forms

* jaz, jas, jass, jasz

Noun

(-)
  • (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.
  • Energy, excitement, excitability. Very lively.
  • The (in)tangible substance that goes into the makeup of a thing.
    • What jazz were you referring to earlier?
    What is all this jazz lying around?
  • Unspecified thing(s).
    • I'm just going down to the shops and jazz = I am off to purchase items and etcetera.
  • (lb) Of excellent quality, the genuine article.
    • That show was the jazz ! = That musical concert/television program was most enjoyable.
    This risotto is simply the jazz . = This risotto was cooked in the classic manner.
  • Nonsense.
    • Stop talking jazz .

    Verb

  • To play jazz music.
  • To dance to the tunes of jazz music.
  • To enliven, brighten up, make more colourful or exciting; excite
  • To complicate.
    • Don’t jazz it too much! = Be careful, it was good to start with!
  • To have sex with.
  • * 1931 , William Faulkner, Sanctuary , Vintage 1993, page 59:
    • ‘Jazzing ?’ Temple whispered [...]. ‘Yes, putty-face!’ the woman said. ‘How do you suppose I paid that lawyer?’
  • To destroy.
    • You’ve gone and jazzed it now! = It is ruined.
  • To distract/pester.
    • Stop jazzing me! = Leave me alone.

    Related terms

    * acid jazz * jazzbo * jazzer * jazz up * jazzy

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    jest

    English

    Noun

    (en noun)
  • (archaic) An act performed for amusement; a joke.
  • * Sheridan
    • The Right Honourable gentleman is indebted to his memory for his jests , and to his imagination for his facts.
  • (archaic) Someone or something that is ridiculed; the target of a joke.
    • Your majesty, stop him before he makes you the jest of the court.
  • * Shakespeare
    • Then let me be your jest ; I deserve it.
  • (obsolete) A deed; an action; a gest.
  • * Sir T. Elyot
    • the jests or actions of princes
  • (obsolete) A mask; a pageant; an interlude.
    • (Nares)
  • * Kyd
    • He promised us, in honour of our guest, / To grace our banquet with some pompous jest .

    Synonyms

    * (joke) prank, gag, laughingstock, banter, crack, wisecrack, witticism * See also

    Verb

    (en verb)
  • To tell a joke; to talk in a playful manner; to make fun of something or someone.
    • Surely you jest !

    Synonyms

    * (to joke) banter, kid, mock, tease

    Derived terms

    * (l) * (l)

    See also

    * (wikipedia "jest")

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