bazoo

noun

ba·​zoo

bə-ˈzü

plural -s

1

: kazoo entry 1

2

slang : mouth

she's always blowing off her bazoo

—J. T. Farrell

3

: a sound of disapproval : raspberry

the British bazoo is higher and clearer than the Madison Square Garden variety

—Newsweek

Word History

Etymology

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