noun
jazz
Other things or activities of a similar kind.
She handles the invitations, decorations, and all that jazz for parties.
Etymology
Jazz developed a loose informal use for miscellaneous activity or talk. In and all that jazz, it gathers the remaining similar things into a deliberately casual expression.
More examples
- Bring your toothbrush, shampoo, and all that jazz.
- The job involves filing, answering phones, and all that jazz.
- We talked about our hopes, dreams, and all that jazz.
Similar words
- stuff
- Refers broadly to unspecified things, not necessarily similar ones.
- whatnot
- Also ends informal lists, without jazz's potentially dismissive tone.