shazam

interjection

sha·​zam

shəˈzam,

-ˈzaa(ə)m

—used to indicate an instantaneous transformation or appearance

Word History

Etymology

incantation used by the comic-strip hero Captain Marvel, from Solomon, Hercules, Atlas, Zeus, Achilles, and Mercury, on whom he called

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