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baz^¹

noun

uncountable A metasyntactic variable used to stand for some unspecified entity; typically the third in a series after foo and bar. Suppose we have three objects, foo, bar and baz.

Baz^²

Rhymes with -æz

proper noun Bazza

Australia, Ireland, UK A diminutive of the male given name Barry. Hung around the deserted shopping centre with Barry Kent and the lads.[…] Barry graciously gave me permission to call him 'Baz'.
Australia, Ireland, UK A diminutive of the male given name Basil. That's what Baz—Basil Younger——said when I put it to him.

Baz^³

Where it comes from

Two main origins:

* Borrowed from Persian باز (bâz, “falcon”).

* Borrowed from Spanish Baz.

proper noun Bazes

A surname.

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"baz." Wiktionary, via Micwyn, micwyn.com/word/baz. Accessed 6 Nov. 2026.

APA

baz. (n.d.). In Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Retrieved November 6, 2026, from https://micwyn.com/word/baz

Chicago

"baz." Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Accessed November 6, 2026. https://micwyn.com/word/baz.

BibTeX

@misc{baz_2026,
  title = {baz},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/baz},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}

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