Kazoo (noun) Definition, Meaning & Examples

noun, plural ka·zoos.
  1. a musical toy consisting of a tube that is open at both ends and has a hole in the side covered with parchment or membrane, which produces a buzzing sound when the performer hums into one end.
  2. Slang.
Idioms
  1. pain (def. 5): Organizing the family reunion was a big pain in the kazoo.
  2. wazoo (def. 3): We pay taxes up the kazoo, but the streets are still full of potholes and trash collection comes late.
noun plural -zoos
  1. a cigar-shaped musical instrument of metal or plastic with a membranous diaphragm of thin paper that vibrates with a nasal sound when the player hums into it
Kazoo (noun) Definition, Meaning & Examples

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