jazz

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Noun

1. {{lb|en|music genre}} A musical art form rooted in West African cultural and musical expression and in the [[African American]] [[blues]] tradition, with diverse influences over time, commonly characterized by [[blue note]]s, [[syncopation]], [[swing]], [[call and response]], [[polyrhythm]]s and [[improvisation]].
2. {{lb|en|figurative}} {{cap|energy}}, [[excitement]], [[excitability]].
3. {{senseid|en|stuff}} The substance or makeup of a thing; unspecified thing(s).
4. {{lb|en|with positive terms}} Something of excellent quality, the [[genuine article]].
5. {{cap|nonsense}}.
6. {{lb|en|slang}} [[semen|Semen]], [[jizz]].
7. A red-skinned variety of [[eating apple]].

Verb

1. {{lb|en|slang}} To [[destroy]]; to [[ruin]].
2. To [[play]] (jazz music).
3. To dance to the tunes of jazz music.
4. To [[enliven]], brighten up, make more colourful or exciting. {{rfex|en}} <!--isn't this always "jazz up"?-->
5. {{lb|en|slang}} To [[complicate]]. {{rfex|en}}
6. {{lb|en|intransitive|US|_|slang|dated}} To [[have sex]] for money, to [[prostitute]] oneself.
7. {{lb|en|intransitive|slang}} To [[move]] ({{m|en|around}}/{{m|en|about}}) in a lively or frivolous manner; to fool around. {{defdate|from 20th c.}}
8. {{lb|en|slang|transitive}} To [[distract]] or [[pester]].
9. {{lb|en|slang}} To [[ejaculate]].

Proper noun

1. {{given name|en|male|dimof=Jasper}}.
2. {{given name|en|male|dimof=James}}.
3. {{given name|en|female|dimof=Jasmine}}.

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