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Grammar : Adj, noun, verb
Spell : raz-uh l-daz-uh l
Phonetic Transcription : ˈræz əlˈdæz əl



Definition of razzle-dazzle

Origin :
  • 1886, American English slang, varied reduplication of dazzle (q.v.).
  • My confrère, The Chevalier, last month gave a new name to the scarfs of disjointed pattern when he called them the razzle-dazzle. The name was evidently a hit of the most patent character, for in several avenue and Broadway stores the clerks have thrown out a display of broken figures before me and explained that the ruling style at present was the razzle-dazzle, and the word seems to have been equally effective with the public, for when it is quoted by the live salesman, the customer, I am told is at once interested and caught by it. ["Clothier and Furnisher" magazine, Jan. 1889]
  • Meaning "state of confusion" is from 1889.
  • As in spectacular : adj wonderful, impressive
  • As in bright : adj vivid in color
  • As in trickery : noun deception, joke
  • As in glamour : noun sophisticated style
  • As in dazzle : verb confuse, amaze
Example sentences :
  • With a yellow ticket, again—but without any razzle-dazzle this time.
  • Extract from : « Police Your Planet » by Lester del Rey
  • Perhaps if I'd told her the truth instead of all that razzle-dazzle we might—but, confound it!
  • Extract from : « The Four Million » by O. Henry
  • That sneak I gave the razzle-dazzle to yesterday is in this.
  • Extract from : « The Boy Scouts On The Range » by Lieut. Howard Payson
  • In the middle of this razzle-dazzle come another crash and a flood of light.
  • Extract from : « Plain Mary Smith » by Henry Wallace Phillips
  • We thought how many people in their so-called Christian life are riding the razzle-dazzle.
  • Extract from : « The Palm Tree Blessing » by W. E. Shepard
  • The razzle-dazzle of London doesn't appeal to a man much, when he's been on the bend in sea-ports.
  • Extract from : « Aliens » by William McFee
  • He said that a razzle-dazzle was something like a merry-go-round, except that as it went round and round it also went up and down.
  • Extract from : « The Palm Tree Blessing » by W. E. Shepard

Synonyms for razzle-dazzle

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