pizzazz

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pizzazz

  • /pɪˈzæz/ US, UK

Rhymes with -æz

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Probably originally college or showbusiness slang in the United States, then popularized in the American fashion magazine Harper’s Bazaar in the 1930s: see the quotation.

noun bazazz · bezazz · bizazz · bizzazz · pazazz · pazzazz

  1. uncountable Flair, vitality, or zest; energy; vigor. The show had a lot of pizzazz, with glittering costumes and upbeat music.

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noun flair, vitality, or zest

Españoldinamismo, chispa
Françaispeps

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@misc{pizzazz_2026,
  title = {pizzazz},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/pizzazz},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}