This week's theme: reduplicatives. razzmatazz (RAZ-muh-TAZ) noun
1. Noisy, showy display. 2. Ambiguous, evasive language. [Apparently an alteration of razzle-dazzle, which is a reduplicative of dazzle.] Today's word in Visual Thesaurus: http://visualthesaurus.com/?w1=razzmatazz -Anu Garg (garg wordsmith.org) "The singing, dancing, romancing musical takes place in Manhattan, 1922, and promises all the razzmatazz wanted from a big, bright, Broadway blockbuster!" Return to the Jazz Age For Latest Production; Isle of Man Examiner; Nov 13, 2006. Sponsored by Learn computer keyboarding quickly & easily. Increase typing speed & accuracy. Great gifts for yourself & others. http://HerzogKeyboarding.com Ever wonder why we aren't just happy, we're happy as a clam? Derivation, a fascinating game about word & phrase origins. A great gift! http://entspire.com Richard Lederer, master of "Anguished English" books shows mastery of grownup puns and such in "Giant Book of Animal Jokes" at http://StoneandScott.com Want a professional writer's help? Critiques, help with writer's block. Fiction, nonfiction, business writing. Free newsletter. http://RoySorrels.com ............................................................................ Kindness is loving people more than they deserve. -Joseph Joubert, essayist (1754-1824) Looking for word/quotation archives: http://wordsmith.org/awad/archives.html Unsubscribe, change address, etc: http://wordsmith.org/awad/subscriber.html Pronunciation: http://wordsmith.org/words/razzmatazz.wav http://wordsmith.org/words/razzmatazz.ram Permalink: http://wordsmith.org/words/razzmatazz.html This message was sent to "[email protected]".
