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What is and all that jazz?A term that came to prominence during the coronavirus pandemic of 2020. During this time, disco and funk music was making its comeback (popular new-Disco artists being Dua Lipa, The Weeknd, and Doja Cat) as a result of its feel-good and escapist qualities— leading to minor resurrections of sayings such as “groovy” and “ya dig?” among others. “Did you go to David’s party last night?” and all that jazz - videoAnd all that jazz - what is it?From the origin of the hit theatre and film "Chicago" and the song "All that Jazz" is the origin of the saying. It is used on the end of a sentence or list instead of the word "Etc." A:"So what are you up to today then?" What does "and all that jazz" mean?all that bullshit, all that stuff, talk, etc. Nobody cares about all that jazz. And all that jazz - what does it mean?A movie quote from 'Chicago', but usually used in slang to mean 'and all that stuff' I'm writing a paper about the civil war era and all that jazz. And all that jazz - meaningThe previous person who wrote that it came from the musical "All That Jazz" is very wrong. The expression has been used for a LONG, LONG time before that show ever came out. I mean, people I know have been using the expression for as long as I can remember, LONG before anyone ever CONCEIVED of the show named "All That Jazz". It's probably been used since at LEAST the beginning of the 20th Century and probably longer than that. It's another way of saying "and all that stuff". It's a slang way of saying something without telling the whole thing, because telling the whole thing would be boring and monotonous. "I went into the supermarket, and there were lots of vegetables, like tomatoes, cucumbers, celery, and all that jazz\." |
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