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First defined on the TV show "Queer Eye for the Straight Guy," to "zhoozh" means to push up with flair.
"After you put on that jacket, zhoozh the sleeves up a bit for added pizazz."
zhoozh by blahblahginger November 27, 2004
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To puree or blend ingredients in a blender, as in a salsa or smoothie.
During the 90's, well-known Napa Valley chef John Ash used the expression "zhoozh them up" on his PBS cooking show to indicate the puree'ing of ingredients in a blender.
zhoozh by Optiker August 24, 2010
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also spelled zhuzh
stemming from the unknown (though gays have been reknowned for stealing black slang)
n. 1.an extra shine or patina one creates on anything, from their hair to the water in the toilet 2. an affectation of excitement 3. the seemingly pretentious unexplainable additional quality required by many homosexuals in order to make a person or thing acceptable.
Paul's Joe is always interesting to contact and surprisingly likeable despite his constant lack of zhoozh.
zhoozh by jjack December 2, 2004
Polari term that means to fix or tidy, usually in reference to hair or clothing.
Kyan told John to zhoosh his hair after taking a shower.
zhoosh by Cimmerian Southpaw October 13, 2003
Are we just gonna call Jorge Zhorzhe now?
Yes. Yes we are.
Zhorzhe by spongebath February 24, 2020

zhoozhing 

For example, the hair dresser was zhoozhing my hair using her fingers to fluff my short hair on the top.
zhoozhing by Caro42 September 11, 2018

Zhozhing 

When someone comes into a spot and moves everything around or fluffs it to make it "look better"
Tracy came into my house and just started zhozhing things
Zhozhing by YogaBoss805 August 21, 2018
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