"jazznik" meaning in All languages combined

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Noun [English]

Forms: jazzniks [plural]
Etymology: From jazz (“music”) + -nik (“person who exemplifies or endorses something”). From the Slavic suffix, as seen on Russian: -ник (-nik). This suffix experienced a surge in English coinages for nicknames and diminutives after the 1957 Russian launch of the Sputnik spacecraft. Compare beatnik. Etymology templates: {{affix|en|jazz|-nik|t1=music|t2=person who exemplifies or endorses something}} jazz (“music”) + -nik (“person who exemplifies or endorses something”), {{m|ru|-ник}} -ник (-nik), {{m|en|beatnik}} beatnik Head templates: {{en-noun}} jazznik (plural jazzniks)
  1. (informal, dated) An enthusiast of jazz music. Tags: dated, informal Categories (topical): People Related terms: beatnik

Inflected forms

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