noun
Muzak
MYOO-zak
noun
1
Bland, easy-listening background music, especially the kind played in shops, offices, or lifts.
"Tinny muzak played over the supermarket speakers all day."
"The waiting room was filled with dentist-office muzak."
2
Anything considered dull, undemanding, or droning on in the background.
"His speech was just corporate muzak — pleasant but forgettable."
How to Use Muzak
Learner’s notesIn plain EnglishBackground music so bland it barely registers — or, by extension, anything equally forgettable.
When to use it
Often used dismissively or humorously rather than as a neutral description.
Word Forms
Muzaked past tense, Muzaks singular
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Etymology
Originally the brand name Muzak, coined in the 1930s by blending "music" with the "-ak" ending of Kodak, a famous brand at the time.