Razzle-dazzle

Pronunciation

• IPA: en, /ræzÉ™l dæzÉ™l/

Alternative forms

• razzle dazzle

Origin

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Full definition of razzle-dazzle

Noun

1. Glitz, glamor/glamour, showiness, or pizazz.
   The big musical number at the end didn't have quite the razzle-dazzle they had hoped.
• 2013-09-10, Michiko Kakutani, A Calamity Tailor-Made for Internet Conspiracy Theories, 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.
2. (US) dazzle camouflage

Derived terms

• on the razzle-dazzle

Verb

1. (transitive) To confuse or overcome with glamour or showiness; to dazzle.