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jazzed

/d͡ʒæzd/

jazzed is the simple past and past participle of jazz.

Adjective

jazzed (comparative more jazzed, superlative most jazzed)

  1. Played in a jazz style.
    Synonyms:
    jazzified, jazzed up
  2. (slang) Very enthusiastic or excited.
    • Near-synonyms: see Thesaurus:enthusiastic
    • Think about a time in your life when you had those three things in abundance; maybe when you were really locked in on hitting a sales goal or completing a project you were totally jazzed about.2012, Roger Seip, Train Your Brain For Success
    Synonyms:
    psyched, stoked, animated, ardent, avid, big [⇒ thesaurus] [on], bubbly, eager, earnest, ebullient

Meaning of jazz

Verb

jazz (third-person singular simple present jazzes, present participle jazzing, simple past and past participle jazzed)

  1. (slang) To destroy; to ruin.
    • You’ve gone and jazzed it now!
    Synonyms:
    annihilate
  2. To play (jazz music).
    Synonyms:
    cook
  3. To dance to the tunes of jazz music.
  4. To enliven, brighten up, make more colourful or exciting.
    Synonyms:
    invigorate
  5. (slang) To complicate.
    • Don’t jazz it too much!
    Synonyms:
    complexify
  6. (US, dated, intransitive, slang) To have sex for money, to prostitute oneself.
    • ‘Jazzing?’ Temple whispered […]. ‘Yes, putty-face!’ the woman said. ‘How do you suppose I paid that lawyer?’1931, William Faulkner, Sanctuary, Vintage, published 1993, page 59
    Synonyms:
    sell one's body

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Synonyms of jazzed

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Forms of jazzed

comparativemore jazzed
superlativemost jazzed

Words formed from jazzed

Phrases with jazzed

Questions about jazzed

What does jazzed mean?
Jazzed means played in a jazz style.
What is jazzed the simple past and past participle of?
Jazzed is the simple past and past participle of jazz.
What part of speech is jazzed?
Jazzed is an adjective.
How do you pronounce jazzed?
Jazzed is pronounced /d͡ʒæzd/.

Words near jazzed in the dictionary

  1. jazzbos
  2. jazzbow
  3. jazzbows
  4. jazzcore
  5. jazzdom
  6. jazzed
  7. jazzed around
  8. jazzed up
  9. jazzer
  10. jazzerati
  11. jazzercise

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