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Origin and history of snazzy

snazzy(adj.)

"stylish, flashy," U.S. colloquial, by 1930 in clothing advertisements, 1931 in lists of college student slang; perhaps a blend of snappy and jazzy.

JUNIORS GIVE 'SNAZZY' DANCE AT HIGH SCHOOL
[Escondido, Calif. Daily Times-Advocate, May 16, 1931]

also from 1932

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jazzy(adj.)

"resembling jazz music, spirited, lively, exciting," 1918, from jazz (n.) + -y (2). Related: Jazzily; jazziness.

snappy(adj.)

1825, "quick, energetic," from snap (n.) in the "crispness, pithiness" sense + -y (2). The meaning "clever, smart" is from 1871; in reference to dress, etc., "neat and stylishly elegant," by 1881. Related: Snappily; snappiness. The command make it snappy "make haste" is attested from 1910.

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