jazz up verb3 •(informal) To make gaudy and bright.I jazzed up my room with some new posters. •(informal) To make more interesting by additions.I jazzed up a supermarket pizza with olives and fried onions. •(informal) To give a rhythm or melody reminiscent of jazz.They played a jazzed-up version of the original song. formsjazzed up · jazzing up · jazzes up