razzle-dazzle

See also: razzle dazzle

English

Alternative forms

• razzle dazzle

Etymology

Reduplication of dazzle.

Pronunciation

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Noun

razzle-dazzle (uncountable)

1. Glitz, glamor/glamour, showiness, or pizazz.

   The big musical number at the end didn't have quite the razzle-dazzle they had hoped.

2. (US) dazzle camouflage

Translations

glamour

• Finnish: glamour (fi), loisto (fi), näyttävyys
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• Spanish: espectáculo llamativo m

Derived terms

• on the razzle-dazzle

Verb

1. (transitive) To confuse or overcome with glamour or showiness; to dazzle.