zhuzh
/ʒʊʒ/
Word Rarity
Very rare
Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English
29
Scrabble Score
5
Letters
1
Syllables
3
Unique Chars
Meaning
verb
Alternative form of zhoosh.
adj
Alternative form of zhoosh.
Example Sentences
- "Get your pink frilly frocks out, zhuzh up your platinum locks. We are all Barbara Cartland now."
- "“Just put on the emergency poncho and come sit up front with me.” “Formless and generic -- just like me.” “Well, we can zhuzh it up a little. Much better. But you need some hair. Pretty.” “Ugh.”"
- "Jab is looking to bring back the “old school to London’s fitness scene”. But while it draws on the heritage of boxing in Britain and London’s East End, it twists it and zhuzhes it up for those of us who want to get a great workout but with instructors and a really lovely studio."
- "My grandma always used iceberg lettuce, but my cousin and I zhuzh it up with other greens."
- "'Hey, I thought you were going to zhuzh this place up a bit?'"
- "Dorian limped into my flat and, although he sported a grey, strappy moon-boot, he appeared the fabulous, famous fashionista, what with a scarlet silk shirt, lime linen trousers and a lime-green paisley velvet waistcoat. Sounds quite hideous, I realise, but he looked so zhuzh! Maybe one had to be there. Actually Dorian was a rather well known fashion designer and was becoming more in demand by the minute."
Etymology
Word Breakdown
Regional Pronunciation
- British English: /ʒʊʒ/
Usage
Inflected Forms
zhuzhes (present, singular)
zhuzhing (participle, present)
zhuzhed (participle, past)
zhuzhed (past)
more zhuzh (comparative)
most zhuzh (superlative)
zhuzhes (plural)