Meaning

2 senses
  1. A simple musical instrument (a membranophone) consisting of a pipe with a hole in it, producing a buzzing sound when the player hums into it.

    Kazoo

    казу́kazú

    казу́kazú

    a toy wind instrument that has a membrane that makes a sound when you hum into the mouthpiece

  2. (US, slang)Synonym of keister (“anus or buttocks”).

Examples

3 sentences
  1. Tom played spoons and Mary played kazoo.

    ruТом играл на ложках, а Мэри — на казу.

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  2. If I learn to play the washboard and you learn to play the kazoo, maybe we can join a jug band.

    ruЕсли я научусь играть на стиральной доске, и Вы научитесь играть на казу, возможно мы сможем присоединиться к шумовому оркестру.

    deWenn ich Waschbrett und du Kazoo spielen lernst, können wir vielleicht einer Jugband beitreten.

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  3. He assigned the kazoo parts to a large four-part men's choir.

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Translations

7 languages
Українська
By meaning 1
a simple musical instrument consisting of a pipe with a hole in it:
Русский
By meaning 1
a simple musical instrument consisting of a pipe with a hole in it:
Deutsch
By meaning 1
a simple musical instrument consisting of a pipe with a hole in it:

Origin

Probably onomatopoeic.

Probably onomatopoeic.

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Forms

plural: kazoos
Singularkazoo
Pluralkazoos

regular

Synonyms

2 synonyms

Word family

3 related words

See also

neighbours in the dictionary
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