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kazoo

/kəˈzuː/

Rhymes with -uː

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Probably onomatopoeic.

noun kazoos

A simple musical instrument (a membranophone) consisting of a pipe with a hole in it, producing a buzzing sound when the player hums into it.
Similar: gazooka
US, slang Synonym of keister (“anus or buttocks”). In fact, you can't scratch yourself without getting a bellybutton up the old kazoo there.
Similar: keister

verb kazoos · kazooing · kazooed

To play the kazoo.

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noun a simple musical instrument consisting of a pipe with a hole in it

Español	mirlitón, kazoo
日本語	カズー kazū
中文	卡祖笛 kǎzǔdí
Français	kazou, gazou, kazoo
Deutsch	Kazoo
Italiano	kazoo
Ελληνικά	καζού kazoú
Русский	казу́ kazú
Tiếng Việt	ống sáo ca-du

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@misc{kazoo_2026,
  title = {kazoo},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/kazoo},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}