Jazzerati

noun, slang

noun, slang ·Uncommon ·Advanced level

Definitions

Noun
  1. 1
    People who are considered the elite in the world of jazz music. informal, plural, plural-only

    "Burns and Ward see their work as an attempt to reach beyond the factional discord of the “jazzerati” to introduce nonaficionados, and particularly younger Americans, to the story of one of the nation's most distinctive musical traditions."

Example

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"Burns and Ward see their work as an attempt to reach beyond the factional discord of the “jazzerati” to introduce nonaficionados, and particularly younger Americans, to the story of one of the nation's most distinctive musical traditions."

Etymology

Blend of jazz + literati.

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