noun
jazz
Exaggerated or meaningless talk.
I don't believe his jazz about getting rich without working.
Etymology
Jazz has had slang senses for lively or excessive talk alongside its musical use. The dismissive sense labels speech as empty or inflated; the word’s ultimate origin is uncertain.
More examples
- Spare me the jazz and tell me what really happened.
- The sales pitch is mostly jazz, with few actual facts.
- He talks a lot of jazz but never offers a solution.