jazzbo

English

Etymology

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Noun

jazzbo (plural jazzbos)

1. (colloquial) A jazz musician.
   • 1957, Jack Kerouac, chapter 1, in On the Road, Viking Press, →OCLC, part 2:

     And he slowed down the car for all of us to turn and look at the old jazzbo moaning along.

Synonyms

• jazzist
• jazzman
• jazzperson
• jazzster
• jitterbug