#Razzle dazzle movie#

( Fortune Magazine)įormer tennis world number one Rafael Nadal said Friday that US President-elect Donald Trump was not quite to his taste while lamenting Spanish politics has also, in his view, become too razzmatazz. Indeed, Intel’s razzle-dazzle show was so successful that The Wall Street Journal headlined its write-up by noting that “Intel Basks in Afterglow” of the extravaganza. Both razzle-dazzle and razzmatazz have their origins in American English. Razzmatazz is also a reduplication word, a variation of razzmatazz is razzamatazz. The term razzmatazz to mean a flashy show was first used in print in 1894, it is assumed that it is a derivation of the term razzle-dazzle.

Razzmatazz also describes a noisy and flashy show designed to amaze or confuse an audience but without any substance, depth or talent. Razzle-dazzle is also a reduplication word, which is a word that is formed through the repetition of sounds.

#Razzle dazzle movie#

The term is considered a bit old-fashioned, though it has enjoyed a bit of a renaissance due to the stage play and movie Chicago, with the lyric, “Give em’ the ol’ razzle dazzle.” Razzle-dazzle is a hyphenated compound word, which is a term made up of two or more words that when used together have a different meaning than the literal interpretation of the separate words.

This primarily show business term has migrated into sports and into business. The term r azzle-dazzle to mean a flashy show was first used in print in 1886. Razzle Dazzle Starting with a cool grey base then layered with acid-y green, soft purple, evergreen and medium to dark purple with a hit of charcoal. Razzle-dazzle describes a noisy and flashy show designed to amaze or confuse an audience but without any substance, depth or talent.