jazz up

phrasal verb

jazzed up; jazzing up; jazzes up

informal

: to make (something) more interesting, exciting, or attractive

The company wants to jazz up its image.

She tried to jazz the room up with a new rug.

Examples of jazz up in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web

But adding a dab of muhammara from the meze trio jazzed up the beef beautifully. —Rachel Bernhard, jsonline.com, 29 Aug. 2025

The fresh piney fragrance of rosemary not only jazzes up boring chicken and tames gamey lamb but also snaps memory back into shape. —Catharine Kaufman, San Diego Union-Tribune, 19 Aug. 2025

Lastly, the Sweet and Spicy is a good balance of flavors, ideal for someone who doesn't want to commit to buffalo but wants something a little more jazzed up than the barbecue sauce. —Kimberly Holland, Southern Living, 8 Aug. 2025

To get people jazzed up about its sleek, unibody aluminum scooter, Bo is trying to dazzle with the Turbo. —Julian Chokkattu, Wired News, 18 July 2025

Rhymes for jazz up

• backup
• blowup
• breakup
• buildup
• checkup
• cleanup
• holdup
• hookup
• lineup
• lockup
• makeup
• markup