"razzle-dazzle" meaning in English

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Noun

IPA: /ræzəl dæzəl/ Audio: en-us-razzle-dazzle.ogg
Etymology: Reduplication of dazzle. Etymology templates: {{reduplication|en|dazzle}} Reduplication of dazzle Head templates: {{en-noun|-}} razzle-dazzle (uncountable)
  1. Glitz, glamor/glamour, showiness, or pizazz. Tags: uncountable Translations (glamour): glamour (Finnish), loisto (Finnish), näyttävyys (Finnish), espectáculo llamativo [masculine] (Spanish)
    Sense id: en-razzle-dazzle-en-noun-qIUiJ2Af Categories (other): Entries with translation boxes Disambiguation of Entries with translation boxes: 41 48 11 Disambiguation of 'glamour': 88 12
  2. (US) dazzle camouflage Tags: US, uncountable
    Sense id: en-razzle-dazzle-en-noun-~4JgHhIN Categories (other): American English, English entries with incorrect language header, English reduplications, Entries with translation boxes, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries, Terms with Finnish translations, Terms with Spanish translations Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 23 66 12 Disambiguation of English reduplications: 21 67 13 Disambiguation of Entries with translation boxes: 41 48 11 Disambiguation of Pages with 1 entry: 18 69 13 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 23 65 12 Disambiguation of Terms with Finnish translations: 30 59 11 Disambiguation of Terms with Spanish translations: 27 59 14
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Synonyms: razzle dazzle Derived forms: on the razzle-dazzle

Verb

IPA: /ræzəl dæzəl/ Audio: en-us-razzle-dazzle.ogg Forms: razzle-dazzles [present, singular, third-person], razzle-dazzling [participle, present], razzle-dazzled [participle, past], razzle-dazzled [past]
Etymology: Reduplication of dazzle. Etymology templates: {{reduplication|en|dazzle}} Reduplication of dazzle Head templates: {{en-verb}} razzle-dazzle (third-person singular simple present razzle-dazzles, present participle razzle-dazzling, simple past and past participle razzle-dazzled)
  1. (transitive) To confuse or overcome with glamour or showiness; to dazzle. Tags: transitive
    Sense id: en-razzle-dazzle-en-verb-yVmrMVQt Categories (other): Entries with translation boxes Disambiguation of Entries with translation boxes: 41 48 11
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Synonyms: razzle dazzle

Inflected forms

Alternative forms

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