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Word Of The Day! 'zhuzh' And Origin by Researchclue: 10:43am On Aug 19, 2020 |
Word Of The Day! Zhuzh [ zhoozh ] :- to make (something) more lively and interesting, stylish, or appealing, as by a small change or addition Sentence: 1. These colorful throw pillows are an easy way to zhuzh up your living room. https://web.facebook.com/researchclue1 #TachaTitansMeeting WHAT IS THE ORIGIN OF ZHUZH? Zhuzh (also spelled zhoosh) as a verb means “to make (something) more lively, interesting, and stylish.” It is a fairly recent slang term, first appearing in the mid-1960s in gay communities in the U.K. in the sense “to improve the look of one’s clothing or outfit”; its current, more general sense dates from the mid-70s. The source of zhuzh, as with most slang terms, is problematic: zhuzh may be purely onomatopoeic, representing the sound of someone rushing around; it may be from Polari, a kind of British slang derived largely from Italian and used since the 18th century among theatrical and circus performers and in some gay and lesbian communities; finally, zhuzh may be from Romani zhouzhou “clean, neat.”
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