Unnumbered source etymology
Original entry ↗A simple musical instrument (a membranophone) consisting of a pipe with a hole in it, producing a buzzing sound when the player hums into it. · Synonym of keister (“anus or buttocks”).
To play the kazoo.
Probably onomatopoeic.
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