Question of the Day #1409

Zhuzh Up Your Web Content with Widgets and Styles

From the headline of this article at Lewis & Clark.

  上記の文で、zhuzhの意味は？
In the sentence above, what does "zhuzh" mean?

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解答

意味：
英辞郎に単語としてのzhuzhはありませんが、句動詞のzhuzh upはあってその意味は、

おしゃれで今風な感じにする

なお、動詞の他に名詞としてもzhuzhを使うことができます。

 

Answer

According to Merriam-Webster:

Noun
• a small improvement, adjustment, or addition that completes the overall look, taste, etc. of something

Verb
• to improve in flavor or appearance by way of a small improvement, adjustment, or addition —often used with up

 

語源

英辞郎によると、

◆髪に泡状整髪剤やディップなどをつけてわざと少し乱れた感じにしてみたり、袖を少しまくり上げてみたりなど、ちょっと手を加えて洗練さやスタイリッシュな感じを増すこと。米国のコメディードラマ『Queer Eye for the Straight Guy』（2003年）で、ゲイのヘア・スタイリストやファッション関係者などがせりふで多用し、流行語となった。

 

Etymology

According to Merriam-Webster:

The word has been in use since at least the 1970s, and gained wild popularity during the 2018 reboot of Queer Eye, a television series in which a fellow needing help in the areas of fashion, grooming, living space, food, and social grace gets a makeover courtesy of five talented gay men. While often used as a verb (usually paired with up), zhuzh is also a noun that refers to a small improvement or adjustment, as in “my hair just needs a quick zhuzh and I’ll be ready to go.”

   

Examples

1. Even ingredients such as sour cream, tofu, and eggs can be revived after freezing, and items such as tortillas and bread can be zhuzhed up in a toaster or pan. —Anna Perling
2. What are a few things people can do to make a basic grocery store bouquet really sparkle, get to that next level? … What can we do to zhuzh it up? —Andee Tagle
3. The stylist said he would zhuzh up the outfit with a hat.
4. The former New Inn now boasts a zhuzhed-up beer garden.
5. They just want you to basically be able to take something you’ve already written and kind of zhuzh it up a little bit.
- New York Times, Jun 14, 2024

   

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