pizzazz

/ pəˈzæz /

noun

1. Also called: pazzazz.  pazazz.  pzazz. informal,  an attractive combination of energy and style; sparkle, vitality, glamour

Word History and Origins

Origin of pizzazz¹

C20: origin obscure

Example Sentences

That would be the Hard Rock Casino Tejon, whose opening on Thursday brings industrial-strength Indian gaming — and some Hollywood pizzazz — to a territory better known for cowboy hats, farmland and petroleum extraction.

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The early scenes have a certain ponderous solemnity as two hunter-warrior-predator brothers from the Yautja race fight for honor with weapons that combine the clank of all things medieval with modern pizzazz.

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A little Stokowski-like pizzazz that accompanied Rachmaninoff’s recording might not have hurt in the long Second Symphony, but even so, this was, like Chan’s concert, a fulfilling Bowl evening.

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His innings was one of patience, poise and pizzazz.

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Like many of the drag queens on the show, The Vivienne was unapologetically unique and hilariously straight-talking, but she also had something more: pizzazz.

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