snazzy

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27
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27
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6
Pronunciation
/ˈsnæzi/

Definition of snazzy

3 senses · 1 part of speech · etymology included

adj

  1. (slang)Appealing or stylish in appearance or manner; classy, flashy.
    “[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".”
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adj

  1. (slang)Appealing or stylish in appearance or manner; classy, flashy.
    “[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".”
  2. (slang)Appealing or stylish in appearance or manner; classy, flashy.
    “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.”
  3. (slang)Adept or ingenious in behaviour or operation; excellent, nifty.
    “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.”

Definitions from Wiktionary, CC BY-SA.

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’).

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