tazz

== English == === Alternative forms === (chiefly in the non-third person simple present) taz === Etymology 1 === Unknown, though questionably related to North Yorkshire tazzed (“overmatched, defeated, beaten, unable to accomplish one's end”, adjective) recorded circa 1870. The proposed sense development would be someone who has been passed by another, faster competitor in race (who is tazzing) is therefore tazzed. ==== Verb ==== tazz (third-person singular simple present tazzes, present participle tazzing, simple past and past participle tazzed) (dialectal, chiefly Midlands) To move quickly; to dash; to rush. === Etymology 2 === Possibly related to tazzle. ==== Noun ==== tazz (plural tazzes) (dialectal, Leicestershire, Northamptonshire) A heap of tangles or knots, especially in hair. ===== Derived terms ===== tazzy === References === === Further reading === Judy Steele (c. 2020), “Warwickshire Words and Sayings”, in Our Warwickshire‎[7], CommunitySites, archived from the original on 24 November 2020: “Tazzing about – dashing around.” === Anagrams === AZT, Taz, zat