shazam
/ʃəˈzæm/
shazam interjection: used to indicate that a magic trick or other illusion has been performed.
Interjection
- 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!1966, Bruce Brown, director, The Endless Summer
- 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
- Synonyms:
- abracadabra, alakazam, hocus-pocus, presto chango, presto, voila, ta-da, hey pass, hey presto, kazaam
Verb
shazam (third-person singular simple present shazams, present participle shazamming, simple past and past participle shazammed)
- To identify the artist or the name of a song using the Shazam application.
shazam meaning in Arabic
shazam in Arabic
- transform into a superhero
- شِزَامُ! šizāmu!, اَلصَّوِيغ! aṣ-ṣawīḡ!
Synonyms of shazam
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Forms of shazam
| Interjection | |
|---|---|
| alternative form | shazaam |
| Verb | |
| third-person singular present | shazams |
| present participle | shazamming |
| past participle | shazammed |
| past | shazammed |
Origin of shazam
Apparently coined by American comic book writer Bill Parker in February 1940, from the first letters of Solomon, Hercules, Atlas, Zeus, Achilles and Mercury.
Words that rhyme with shazam
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Questions about shazam
- What does shazam mean?
- Shazam means used to indicate that a magic trick or other illusion has been performed.
- What is shazam in Arabic?
- Shazam in Arabic is شِزَامُ! (šizāmu!), اَلصَّوِيغ! (aṣ-ṣawīḡ!). See Shazam meaning in Arabic.
- What part of speech is shazam?
- Shazam can be an interjection or a verb.
- How do you pronounce shazam?
- Shazam is pronounced /ʃəˈzæm/.
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