snazzy

adjective

snaz·​zy ˈsna-zē How to pronounce snazzy (audio)
snazzier; snazziest
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: conspicuously or flashily attractive : fancy
snazzy clothes
a snazzy car

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fond of tooling around town in a snazzy car
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But the place also has some seriously ambitious pizza: long fermentation dough, a wood-burning oven and snazzy ingredients like wild mushrooms, roasted peppers, presunto ham, burrata and sometimes some oddball ones, like Swedish smoked salmon and caviar. — Ann Abel, Forbes, 13 Mar. 2025 Mamdani’s mayoral bid has gained traction over the past few months with snazzy social media content and strong left-of-center policy takes. — Chris Sommerfeldt, New York Daily News, 7 Mar. 2025 There's little that Internet denizens love more than a snazzy personality test—cat videos, maybe, or perpetual outrage. — Jennifer Ouellette, Ars Technica, 4 Mar. 2025 Teens and tweens get their own snazzy club lounges (called Vibe for teens and Edge for tweens), and babysitting is available in a nursery for babies and toddlers ages 6 months to 3 years, for a fee. — Fran Golden, AFAR Media, 28 Jan. 2025 See All Example Sentences for snazzy

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circa 1932, in the meaning defined above

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The first known use of snazzy was circa 1932

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snazzy

adjective
snaz·​zy ˈsnaz-ē How to pronounce snazzy (audio)
snazzier; snazziest
: attractive in a flashy way
a snazzy tie

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