Meaning

2 senses
  1. (derogatory, often, transitive)To provide (premises, etc.) with Muzak.

  2. (derogatory, often, transitive)To adapt or reduce (a piece of music, etc.) to the status of Muzak.

Examples

1 sentences
  1. I'd rather stick beans in my ears than listen to your modern muzak.

    deIch habe lieber Bohnen in den Ohren, als dass ich mir dieses neumodische Gedudel anhöre.

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Translations

1 languages

Origin

The noun is a blend of music + the letters ak from Kodak, a well-known brand in 1934 when

The noun is a blend of music + the letters ak from Kodak, a well-known brand in 1934 when the word was coined by the American inventor, scientist, and soldier George Owen Squier (1865–1934), who developed the original technical basis for the service.

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Forms

Muzaks, Muzaking, Muzaked, Muzaked
Base formMuzak · to Muzak
3rd person singularMuzaks
Present participleMuzaking
Past simpleMuzaked
Past participleMuzaked

regular · Lesson

Present simpleLesson

I, you, we, theyMuzak
he, she, itMuzaks

Past simpleLesson

all personsMuzaked

Present perfectLesson

I, you, we, theyhave Muzaked
he, she, ithas Muzaked

Future simple (will)Lesson

all personswill Muzak

See also

neighbours in the dictionary
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