razzle dazzleとは 意味・読み方・使い方

語源

Reduplication of dazzle.

発音

• IPA: /ræzəl dæzəl/

名詞

razzle-dazzle (uncountable)

1. Glitz, glamor/glamour, showiness, or pizazz.

   The razzmatazz of a razzle-dazzle of pairs figure skating.

   The big musical number at the end didn't have quite the razzle-dazzle they had hoped.

   • 2013 September 10, Michiko Kakutani, “A Calamity Tailor-Made for Internet Conspiracy Theories”, in New York Times‎:

     There are some razzle-dazzle descriptions of various computer programs — including one that transports users to vividly realized virtual paradises — but there are also lots of tired complaints about “sewers of greed” and consumerism in millennial Manhattan.

   • 2023 August 14, Dominic Dierkes, “The Ping Pong Table” (17:50 from the start), in Solar Opposites‎, season 4, episode 1, spoken by Terry Opposites (Thomas Middleditch):

     “Looking snazzy, Mr. Sarner.” “[screams] I have a body.” “Fucking hell. Yes, we brought you back to life.” “I was floating in the eternal glow for a million years. Safe, warm.” “You need to remember what you were going to say to the board of directors to justify expensing a ping ping table.” “I've been here before.” “I've made some flashcards to help jog your memory. "Ping ping increases productivity by 50 percent." I mean, that's bullshit, but let's see if it flies.” “How did I get back on this plane of existence?” “Would you shut up? Literally no one has ever cared about what happens after you die.” “The board is here.” “I need more time, Terry. Sarner's being a baby about his resurrection.” “I traversed the black mountain. Why am I back?” “Okay, I'll just have to stall them with the old razzle-dazzle.”

2. (US) dazzle camouflage

派生語

• on the razzle-dazzle
• razzle-dazzly
• razzly-dazzly

動詞

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.