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There are several theories as to the origin of the phrase. The OED suggests [1] that "on the razzle" is a shortening of "on the razzle-dazzle", which is found at least as early as the 1890s: "I live ever so quietly; I don't drink; I don't bet much; and I never go regularly on the razzle-dazzle as you did when you were my age." [2]
Dazzle camouflage (aka Razzle Dazzle), a camouflage paint scheme used on ships, mainly during World War I; Razzle (game) or Razzle Dazzle, a carnival game; Razzle Dazzle, a ship once owned by Jack London; Razzle Dazzle, an attraction at the Hollycombe Steam Collection in Hampshire, England
Dazzle camouflage, also known as razzle dazzle (in the U.S.) or dazzle painting, is a type of ship camouflage that was used extensively in World War I, and to a lesser extent in World War II and afterwards.
Maskot/Getty Images. 6. Delulu. Short for ‘delusional,’ this word is all about living in a world of pure imagination (and only slightly detached from reality).
Other examples of trick plays are the Halfback Pass or Razzle Dazzle (Where the running back will pretend to run the ball, but instead throws it to a receiver down field), the Flea flicker (The quarterback hands the ball off to the running back who in turns pitches it back to the quarterback who then throws it to a receiver down field), the ...
Even Cinda knows that Death Rattle Dazzle is going to be a flop. My theory is that Cliff killed Ben so the show wouldn't succeed, and then realized the musical was going to be so bad it would fail ...
He was the guest star for the fifth episode of The Muppet Show in its first season in 1976, singing "Razzle Dazzle" from Chicago and "Willkommen" from Cabaret. He has performed at The Muny in St. Louis, Missouri, in roles such as George M. Cohan in George M! (1970 and 1992), [14] the Emcee in Cabaret (1971), and Joey Evans in Pal Joey (1983). [2]
London, in his autobiographical novel John Barleycorn, describes how in his youth he bought a sloop called the Razzle Dazzle from an oyster pirate called French Frank. In The Cruise of the Dazzler, the captain of the Dazzler is known as French Pete, who, like French Frank, drinks to the success of business ventures. London himself became an ...