Muzak

[ myoo-zak ]

Trademark.

1. recorded background music transmitted by radio, telephone, or satellite to built-in sets in offices, restaurants, waiting rooms, etc.

Muzak

/ ˈmjuːzæk /

noun

1. recorded light music played in shops, restaurants, factories, etc, to entertain, increase sales or production, etc

Example Sentences

By day, birdsong is as omnipresent as Muzak at a mall; frogs serenade the night.

From Los Angeles Times

It is the elevator music, the Muzak, of potato dishes.

From Salon

If I so much as find myself in a Target, I can’t help but think of Stewie working in the pizza area while a Muzak version of the song “Thunder Island” plays in the background.

From Los Angeles Times

Kunis: Quick question: How come no one corrected him on Muzak?

From Los Angeles Times

Borstein: Muzak is different than music.

From Los Angeles Times