Muzak

[myoo-zak]

Trademark.

1. recorded background music transmitted by radio, telephone, or satellite to built-in sets in offices, restaurants, waiting rooms, etc.

Muzak

/ ˈmjuːzæk /

noun

1. recorded light music played in shops, restaurants, factories, etc, to entertain, increase sales or production, etc

Example Sentences

It is the roads, the cars, the Muzak in the elevators.

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The price tags are higher than they should be, the inescapable muzak drones on and at my local supermarket, it seems as though a quiet conspiracy is afoot.

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By day, birdsong is as omnipresent as Muzak at a mall; frogs serenade the night.

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It is the elevator music, the Muzak, of potato dishes.

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If I so much as find myself in a Target, I can’t help but think of Stewie working in the pizza area while a Muzak version of the song “Thunder Island” plays in the background.

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