snazzy
Part of speech: adj
Morphological type: derivation
Etymology: Origin unknown; the following etymologies have been suggested:
* A blend of sna(ppy) + (ja)zzy.
* From Irish snas (“finish, polish; good appearance”) + English -y (suffix forming adjectives meaning ‘having the quality of’).
Affixes: -y
Inflected forms:
form: snazzier
pos: adj
tags: comparative
form: snazziest
pos: adj
tags: superlative
Senses:
gloss: Appealing or stylish in appearance or manner; classy, flashy.
pos: adj
tags: slang
examples: [Y]ou come here with your ritzy ways and your snazzy talk, and right from the start you start shoving your nose into things that aren't your business.
The snazziest tune here is another murmuring cover—this time, Todd Rundgren's "It Wouldn't Have Made Any Difference."
Their interiors will also be repainted, while the non-instrumented area of the coach, which contains only a few seats, will be made to "look snazzy".
gloss: Appealing or stylish in appearance or manner; classy, flashy.
pos: adj
tags: slang
examples: a snazzy dresser
"Men come in and have no hesitancy about buying jazzbo neckties, "snazzy" collars, passianate^([sic – meaning passionate?]) hats or thunderous hosiery, but they lower their voices and cast their eyes from side to side to avoid detection when they say they want to purchase a two-ply undergarment," said one local gents furnishing merchant. "One would think they were giving an order to their pet bootlegger," he added.
Last year Chinese coolie coats were the rage, along with snazzy neckties and boyish bobs. This year "all the girls" will let their hair grow and move their waistline from the hips to some point just under the arms in princess style.
'Well, I see you're all togged up, Stubby-lad!', exclaimed Di, patting me jovially on the shoulder. 'It's really snazzy you look!'
One particularly snazzy outfit consisted of vertically striped pants paired with a horizontally striped and sequined top.
“Looking snazzy, Mr. Sarner.” “[screams] I have a body.” “Fucking hell. Yes, we brought you back to life.” “I was floating in the eternal glow for a million years. Safe, warm.” “You need to remember what you were going to say to the board of directors to justify expensing a ping ping table.” “I've been here before.” “I've made some flashcards to help jog your memory. "Ping ping increases productivity by 50 percent." I mean, that's bullshit, but let's see if it flies.” “How did I get back on this plane of existence?” “Would you shut up? Literally no one has ever cared about what happens after you die.” “The board is here.” “I need more time, Terry. Sarner's being a baby about his resurrection.” “I traversed the black mountain. Why am I back?” “Okay, I'll just have to stall them with the old razzle-dazzle.”
gloss: Adept or ingenious in behaviour or operation; excellent, nifty.
pos: adj
tags: slang
examples: Those Friday afternoon dances in the gym are really snazzy.
Certainly, of those migrating to the iPhone from other devices, a good number of them are former Treo users who found Apple's device to be a souped-up, snazzier and even easier-to-use version of the Treo.
Related words: snazztastic
snazz up
Derived words: schnazzy
shnazzy
snazzily
snazziness
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