Snazzy

//ˈsnæzi// adj, slang

adj, slang ·Common ·High school level

Definitions

Adjective
  1. 1
    Appealing or stylish in appearance or manner; classy, flashy. slang

    "[Y]ou come here with your ritzy ways and your snazzy talk, and right from the start you start shoving your nose into things that aren't your business."

  2. 2
    Appealing or stylish in appearance or manner; classy, flashy.; Of a person: elegant in dressing; of clothes: elegant, fashionable. slang

    "a snazzy dresser"

  3. 3
    Adept or ingenious in behaviour or operation; excellent, nifty. slang

    "Those Friday afternoon dances in the gym are really snazzy."

Adjective
  1. 1
    flashily stylish wordnet

Synonyms

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dappercoolsmarta la modeblatantbrash

Example

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""Do you really want to throw away that beautiful dress, Mary? You've always looked so snazzy in it!" "Nan! It doesn't fit me any more, and that sort of thing's gone way out of fashion!""

Etymology

Origin unknown; the following etymologies have been suggested: * A blend of sna(ppy) + (ja)zzy. * From Irish snas (“finish, polish; good appearance”) + English -y (suffix forming adjectives meaning ‘having the quality of’).

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