bazoo
/bəˈzuː
/noun (plural bazoos) US informal
1A person’s mouth: he couldn’t keep his big bazoo shut...
- I am Senator Henry Ashurst of Arizona, and I am opposed to office holders who go to and return from Europe shooting off their bazoos about how Europe should be run.
- When you have nothing sensible or helpful to say, keep your bazoos shut!
2A person’s bottom.I called today to change my package - they gave me free stuff out the bazoo the first month and I wanted to get some stuff removed....
- You'll see patents out the bazoo, better-backed startups, higher-volume production, and better competition.
Origin
Late 19th century: of unknown origin; compare with Dutch bazuin 'trombone, trumpet'.
- ring species
- ring spindle
- ring spinner
- ring spinning
- ring splice
- ringspot
- ring-spotted
- ring-stand
- ring staple
- ringster
- ring-stopper
- ring-straked
- ring-streaked
- ring system
- ringtail
- ringtail cat
- ring-tailed
- ring-tailed cat
- ring-tailed lemur
- ring-tailed marlin
- ring-tailed pigeon
- ring-tailed possum
- ringtail opossum
- ring taw
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