Shazam
//ʃəˈzæm// intj, verb
intj, verb ·Rare ·Advanced level
Definitions
Verb
- 1 To identify the artist or the name of a song using the Shazam application. neologism, transitive, uncommon
Intj
- 1 Used to indicate that a magic trick or other illusion has been performed.
"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!"
Example
More examples"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!"
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.
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