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jazznik

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables
jaz-znik
IPA
36
Scrabble Score
7
Letters
2
Syllables
6
Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

An enthusiast of jazz music.

Dated; Informal

Etymology

From jazz (“music”) + -nik (“person who exemplifies or endorses something”). From the Slavic suffix, as seen on Russian: -ник (-nik). This suffix experienced a surge in English coinages for nicknames and diminutives after the 1957 Russian launch of the Sputnik spacecraft. Compare beatnik.

Word Breakdown

Usage

Inflected Forms

jazzniks (plural)

Frequently Paired Words

beatnik

Questions

What does jazznik mean?
An enthusiast of jazz music.
Where does jazznik come from?
From jazz (“music”) + -nik (“person who exemplifies or endorses something”). From the Slavic suffix, as seen on Russian: -ник (-nik). This suffix experienced a surge in English coinages for nicknames and diminutives after the 1957 Russian launch of the Sputnik spacecraft. Compare beatnik.

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