bazoo
Britishnoun
Etymology
Origin of bazoo
C19: of unknown origin
Example Sentences
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Wendell Willkie blew this blistering bazoo at the White House.
From Time Magazine Archive
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For comrades, Brookhart and Wheeler have the tart Moses from New Hampshire; Jones of Washington, normally placid and a bit heavy, but roaring, desk-pounding when aroused; Ashurst from Arizona, with a substantial "bazoo."
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"Is there any way on earth to stop that bazoo of yours?"
From A Man of Samples Something about the men he met "On the Road" by Maher, William H.
You sassed that poor swatty that wanted to keep you out of this, tooting your bazoo like a man peddling soap; but now it's up to you.
From Red Saunders His Adventures West & East by Phillips, Henry Wallace
Lengthen her, strengthen her, rip, bazoo, Make her a giantess, number two!
From The White Christmas and other Merry Christmas Plays by Hare, Walter Ben
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