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raz⋅zle-daz⋅zle

  [raz-uhl-daz-uhl]
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–noun Informal.
1. showiness, brilliance, or virtuosity in technique or effect, often without concomitant substance or worth; flashy theatricality: The razzle-dazzle of the essay's metaphors cannot disguise its shallowness of thought.
2. Chiefly Football. deceptive action typically consisting of a series of complex maneuvers, as a double reverse or hand-off, usually executed in a flashy manner: a team relying more on power and speed than razzle-dazzle.
3. confusion, commotion, or riotous gaiety.
–adjective
4. impressively opulent or decorative, esp. in a new way; showy; flashy; eye-catching: a shopping center lined with razzle-dazzle boutiques.
5. energetic, dynamic, or innovative: razzle-dazzle technology; a razzle-dazzle sales pitch.
Origin:
1890–95; rhyming compound based on dazzle
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raz·zle-daz·zle   (rāz'əl-dāz'əl)   
n.   Informal

  1. Dazzling excitement.

  2. Elaborate action or maneuvers designed to deceive an opponent, as in a sports contest.

  3. Extravagant or showy display, as of technique: a lecture that was more razzle-dazzle than substance.


[Reduplication of dazzle.]
raz'zle-daz'zle adj.
The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, Fourth Edition
Copyright © 2009 by Houghton Mifflin Company.
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Slang Dictionary
razzle-dazzle [ˈræzlæˈdæzlæ]

  1. n.
    flamboyant publicity; hype. : After all the razzle-dazzle dies down, we'll see what things are really like.
Dictionary of American Slang and Colloquial Expressions by Richard A. Spears.Fourth Edition.
Copyright 2007. Published by McGraw Hill.
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Word Origin & History

razzle-dazzle 
1889, Amer.Eng. slang, varied reduplication of dazzle (q.v.).
Online Etymology Dictionary, © 2001 Douglas Harper
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