kazoo en · NOUN
Pronunciation
- /kəˈzuː/
- (US) audio
Etymology
Probably onomatopoeic.
Meanings
- A simple musical instrument (a membranophone) consisting of a pipe with a hole in it, producing a buzzing sound when the player hums into it.
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(US, slang) Synonym of keister (“anus or buttocks”).
In fact, you can't scratch yourself without getting a bellybutton up the old kazoo there.
1969, Waldo Salt, Midnight Cowboy, spoken by Ratso (Dustin Hoffman):
Forms
| Spelling | Features | Labels | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| kazoos | Number=Plur | lexicographic |
Deriveds
kazooer · kazooist · kazoolike
Synonyms
Translations (35)
fi kazoo (a simple musical instrument consisting of a pipe with a hole in it) · eo zumilo (a simple musical instrument consisting of a pipe with a hole in it) · el καζού (a simple musical instrument consisting of a pipe with a hole in it) · hu kazu (a simple musical instrument consisting of a pipe with a hole in it) · cmn 卡祖笛 (a simple musical instrument consisting of a pipe with a hole in it) · ca mirlitó (a simple musical instrument consisting of a pipe with a hole in it) · fr kazou (a simple musical instrument consisting of a pipe with a hole in it) · sh казо̀о (a simple musical instrument consisting of a pipe with a hole in it) · it kazoo (a simple musical instrument consisting of a pipe with a hole in it) · es kazoo (a simple musical instrument consisting of a pipe with a hole in it) · pl mirliton (a simple musical instrument consisting of a pipe with a hole in it) · bg казу (a simple musical instrument consisting of a pipe with a hole in it) · sv kazoo (a simple musical instrument consisting of a pipe with a hole in it) · fr gazou (a simple musical instrument consisting of a pipe with a hole in it) · ja カズー (a simple musical instrument consisting of a pipe with a hole in it) · eu mirlitoi (a simple musical instrument consisting of a pipe with a hole in it) · sh kazòo (a simple musical instrument consisting of a pipe with a hole in it) · ml കസൂ (a simple musical instrument consisting of a pipe with a hole in it) · mk казу (a simple musical instrument consisting of a pipe with a hole in it) · uk казу́ (a simple musical instrument consisting of a pipe with a hole in it) · ta கசூ (a simple musical instrument consisting of a pipe with a hole in it) · de Kazoo (a simple musical instrument consisting of a pipe with a hole in it) · hu zúzoló (a simple musical instrument consisting of a pipe with a hole in it) · eo kazuo (a simple musical instrument consisting of a pipe with a hole in it) · nl kazoo (a simple musical instrument consisting of a pipe with a hole in it) · be казу (a simple musical instrument consisting of a pipe with a hole in it) · vi ống sáo ca-du (a simple musical instrument consisting of a pipe with a hole in it) · sk mirlitón (a simple musical instrument consisting of a pipe with a hole in it) · es mirlitón (a simple musical instrument consisting of a pipe with a hole in it) · ru казу́ (a simple musical instrument consisting of a pipe with a hole in it) · ga casú (a simple musical instrument consisting of a pipe with a hole in it) · fr kazoo (a simple musical instrument consisting of a pipe with a hole in it) · ky казу (a simple musical instrument consisting of a pipe with a hole in it) · pl kazoo (a simple musical instrument consisting of a pipe with a hole in it) · da kazoo (a simple musical instrument consisting of a pipe with a hole in it)