zhoozh
/ʒʊʒ/
Word Rarity
Very rare
Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English
30
Scrabble Score
6
Letters
1
Syllables
3
Unique Chars
Meaning
verb
Alternative form of zhoosh.
adj
Alternative form of zhoosh.
Example Sentences
- "In her rare postelection appearance at the Children’s Defense Fund, she was picked apart for not wearing makeup or zhoozhing her hair—never mind the man with the can o’tan complexion and comb-over we are about to inaugurate."
- "Here, you are ultimately left with two choices; slum it in sweats or slip into something sparkly.¶ Of course, the former is entirely acceptable when dodging the world of triple-priced taxis but there’s no reason you can’t zhoozh up an otherwise mundane experience by dressing up a little."
- "The car seems pretty well screwed together in general, it’s just that the interior styling is very bland and nothing like the zhoozh cockpits of more modern small cars such as the Aygo, Kia Picanto or Hyundai Accent."
- "If ever a website matched its owner, www.Ladybunny.net, the cyberspace home of Manhattan drag comedienne, Wigstock founder, and jet set DJ, this is it. Serving up a slickly psychedelic zhoozh of glitz, glamour, and go-go graphics, the website is a riot of color, video and music."
- "“I’m not trying to make ‘Save the Last Dance’ at City Ballet,” he said. “Like that canned version of ballet with an urban zhoozh. I’m fighting to not be doing that.”"
Regional Pronunciation
- British English: /ʒʊʒ/
Usage
Inflected Forms
zhoozhes (present, singular)
zhoozhing (participle, present)
zhoozhed (participle, past)
zhoozhed (past)
more zhoozh (comparative)
most zhoozh (superlative)
zhoozhes (plural)