It is an adjective that means having a lot of energy, vigor, flair, or style.

How do you pronounce it?

/pɪˈzaz/

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Where does it come from?

It is said to have been invented by Diana Vreeland, a fashion editor of Harper’s Bazaar in the 1930s.

How do you use it?

I could tell that my neighbor had a lot of pizzazz when she would wear big sun hats and black cat-eye sunglasses.