razoo
Britishnoun
Etymology
Origin of razoo
C20: of uncertain origin
Example Sentences
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"Don't let 'em pull a razoo on you," he said, using the local slang for cheating at marbles.
From Time Magazine Archive
"Wild Cat, you say one o' these Jaspers was bendin' over Jo with this here razoo?"
From The She Boss A Western Story by Hankins, Arthur Preston
He'd get the grand razoo all along the line.
From Children of the Whirlwind by Scott, Leroy
He gits on a razoo like this every once in a while.
From The Land of Frozen Suns by Sinclair, Bertrand W.
Tom really is adorable and I let him snuggle up just one cousinly second, then we both laughed and began to plan what Tom was horrible enough to call the resurrection razoo.
From The Melting of Molly by Crosby, Raymond Moreau
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