razzmatazz
Ambiguous or meaningless language.
uncountable
He says he's late for the meeting because his daughter had an emergency at school, but I don't buy this razzmatazz.
Empty and tiresome speculation.
uncountable
A few politicians are creating some razzmatazz about reinstating the draft.
Something presenting itself in a fanciful and showy, often unrealistic manner, especially when intended to impress and confuse.
informal, uncountable
Is he really the next big thing, or is all the media attention just a bunch of razzmatazz?
A long and imposing series of mindless but necessary tasks.
rare, uncountable
When I finally got done dealing with all the razzmatazz of college registration, I decided to go out and have a drink.
Where it comes from
Uncertain; perhaps an extended form of razz(le-dazzle). Compare pizzazz. Earliest citation from 1888, as razz-ma-taz.
Adapted from the Wiktionary entry razzmatazz (CC BY-SA 4.0).