Muzak

[ myoo-zak ]

Phonetic (Standard)IPA

Trademark.

recorded background music transmitted by radio, telephone, or satellite to built-in sets in offices, restaurants, waiting rooms, etc.

Muzak

/ ˈmjuːzæk /

noun

recorded light music played in shops, restaurants, factories, etc, to entertain, increase sales or production, etc

Julianne Moore and John Lithgow dance in a half empty club to weird ringtone muzak.

He worked for the Smothers Brothers and wrote the muzak-ready piece called “Classical Gas”.

Romney is delivering a Muzak version of the standard GOP refrain about unshackling capitalism and restoring belief in America.

A Muzak rendition of Beethoven's “Ode to Joy” echoed through the Jakarta airport's domestic terminal shortly after dawn.

April 25, 2024firkin

[fur-kin ]

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