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razzle-dazzle

/ræzəl dæzəl/

razzle-dazzle noun: glitz, glamour, showiness, or pizazz.

Noun

razzle-dazzle (uncountable)

  1. Glitz, glamour, showiness, or pizazz.
    • The razzmatazz of a razzle-dazzle of pairs figure skating.
    • The big musical number at the end didn't have quite the razzle-dazzle they had hoped.
  2. (US, figuratively) Dazzle camouflage.

Verb

razzle-dazzle (third-person singular simple present razzle-dazzles, present participle razzle-dazzling, simple past and past participle razzle-dazzled)

  1. (transitive) To confuse or overcome with glamour or showiness; to dazzle.

Forms of razzle-dazzle

Noun
alternative formrazzle dazzle
Verb
third-person singular presentrazzle-dazzles
present participlerazzle-dazzling
past participlerazzle-dazzled
pastrazzle-dazzled

Origin of razzle-dazzle

Reduplication of dazzle.

Words formed from razzle-dazzle

Questions about razzle-dazzle

What does razzle-dazzle mean?
Razzle-dazzle means glitz, glamour, showiness, or pizazz.
What part of speech is razzle-dazzle?
Razzle-dazzle can be a noun or a verb.
How do you pronounce razzle-dazzle?
Razzle-dazzle is pronounced /ræzəl dæzəl/.

Words near razzle-dazzle in the dictionary

  1. razzing
  2. razzing someone's berries
  3. razzings
  4. razzle
  5. razzle dazzle
  6. razzle-dazzle
  7. razzle-dazzled
  8. razzle-dazzler
  9. razzle-dazzlers
  10. razzle-dazzles
  11. razzle-dazzling

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