Magic Words

Create pure wonder and awe whenever you speak.

A one-of-a-kind resource for magicians and word lovers, exploring the most intriguing magic words and phrases from around the world.

Saturday, August 30, 2008

Hot-Pad

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The words hot pad are at the heart of a mental magic effect (link to PDF), by the folks at The Journal of Recreational Linguistics .

Friday, August 29, 2008

Zorami Zaitux Elastot

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These ancient Egyptian words for instant success were believed to call upon the assistance of “enough genii for the immediate achievement” o...

Thursday, August 28, 2008

Kedavra

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Even more than its cousin cadabra , the Aramaic magic word kedavra is shrouded by an ominous, dark aura of necromancy. As part of a killin...

Wednesday, August 27, 2008

Primal Amazement

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What is the source of primal amazement? Language has the power to reawaken vestiges of humankind’s earliest communication—our ancient ances...

Tuesday, August 26, 2008

Hfuhruhurr

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This mumbled word is used to summon an invisible swordsman in the film ¡Three Amigos! (1986).

Monday, August 25, 2008

An Eye of Newt with 20/20 Vision

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Our magician friend and tech wizard Gordon Meyer offers this handy eye chart for focusing on the upcoming publication of Magic Words: A Dic...

Sunday, August 24, 2008

Jitanjáfora

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Said to express everything because it means nothing, jitanjáfora is a playful appeal to fantasy. Common to Spanish Afro-Caribbean vanguard...

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