razzle-dazzle
Glitz, glamour, showiness, or pizazzGlitz, glamour, showiness, or pizazz.
/ræzəl dæzəl/
Meaning
2 senses(uncountable)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.
(US, figuratively, uncountable)Dazzle camouflage.
More definitions
- any exciting and complex play intended to confuse (dazzle) the opponent
Translations
1 languagesOrigin
Reduplication of dazzle.Reduplication of dazzle.
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Synonyms
3 synonymsClose in meaning
- any exciting and complex play intended to confuse (dazzle) the opponent:razzlerazzmatazzrazmataz
Word family
1 related wordsDerivedrazzle-dazzly
Lessons for this word
1 lessons- A1Countable and uncountable nouns — Because it can be uncountable