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tazz

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tazz¹

Where it comes from

Unknown, though questionably related to North Yorkshire tazzed (“overmatched, defeated, beaten, unable to accomplish one's end”, adjective) recorded circa 1870. The proposed sense development would be someone who has been passed by another, faster competitor in race (who is tazzing) is therefore tazzed.

verb tazzes · tazzing · tazzed · taz

  1. Midlands, dialectal To move quickly; to dash; to rush. It’s bad for him [the dog] if he’s kept tied up in that dismal place, and perhaps not properly fed. I say, how would it be if I tazzed down there and had a look at him?

tazz²

Where it comes from

Possibly related to tazzle.

noun tazzes · taz

  1. Northamptonshire, dialectal A heap of tangles or knots, especially in hair.

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@misc{tazz_2026,
  title = {tazz},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/tazz},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}