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10 Language-to-English DictionariesBazoo
/bəˈzuː/Comprehensive Definitions & Senses
2 senses- 1
A person's mouth or jaws, often used in informal or humorous contexts.
"Shut your bazoo and listen to what I have to tell you." - 2
A crude, loud musical instrument or noisemaker, similar to a kazoo or horn.
"The children marched down the street blowing on their tin bazoos."
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Linguistic Origin & Historical Etymology
Derived as an alteration of bazooka, originating in the mid-19th century as a slang term for a loudmouth or a primitive wind instrument. Over time, it expanded in colloquial English to refer generally to the human mouth, jaw, or to someone given to boasting and empty talk.
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10 Global Lexicons: How "Bazoo" is said worldwide
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claque-merde
Transliteration: klak mɛʁd
"Ferme ton claque-merde un instant."
Klappe
Transliteration: klapə
"Halt mal deine Klappe."
bocca
Transliteration: bokka
"Chiudi quella bocca."
boca
Transliteration: boka
"Cierra la boca de una vez."
matraca
Transliteration: maˈtɾaka
"Fecha essa matraca."
मुँह
Transliteration: muhunh
Script: हिंदी देवनागरी
"अपना मुँह बंद रखो।"
嘴巴
Transliteration: zuǐba
Script: 中文汉字
"闭上你的嘴巴。"
주둥이
Transliteration: judung-i
Script: 한국어 한글
"그 주둥i 좀 다물어."
口
Transliteration: kuchi
Script: 日本語
"ちょっと口を閉じなさい。"
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