shazam en · INTJ
Pronunciation
- /ʃəˈzæm/
Etymology
Apparently coined by American comic book writer Bill Parker in February 1940, from the first letters of Solomon, Hercules, Atlas, Zeus, Achilles and Mercury.
Meanings
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Used to indicate that a magic trick or other illusion has been performed.
My parents lived in the Last Naïf Age: the last ‘good war’, atoms for peace, and parental philosophy that said children should do and say exactly what we do and say, and Shazam! You'll be us.
2008, Tom Bissinger, Da Capo:Selected Writings 1967-2004: Selected Writings 1967-2004, Xlibris Corporation, →ISBN, page 91:The Tahitian kids had ridden out most of their lives, and they were busy riding in on their surf mats and belly boards. But when they met the out part, shazam!
1966, Bruce Brown, director, The Endless Summer:So I brought you down the trail on the sled, put you in my car and, shazam, here we are.
2009, K. L. Denman, Me, Myself and Ike, Orca Book Publishers, →ISBN, page 185:
Forms
| Spelling | Features | Labels | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| shazaam | alternative | lexicographic |
Synonyms
hey presto · hocus-pocus · presto · abracadabra · presto · hocus-pocus · shazam · kazaam · ta-da · voila · alakazam · presto chango · shablam · abracadabra · presto chango · hey pass · alakazam