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shazam

or Sha·zam

[ shuh-zam ]

interjection

  1. (used to express or indicate a sudden appearance, transformation, or other occurrence):

    I wished to be in Paris and, shazam!—there I was in front of the Eiffel tower.



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Word History and Origins

Origin of shazam1

Coined in 1940 by writer B. Parker (1911–1963) as an acronym of the first letters in the names Solomon ( def ), Hercules ( def ), Atlas ( def ), Zeus ( def ), Achilles ( def ), and Mercury ( def )

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Example Sentences

Beside that man is yet another Trinidadian, widely identified as Shazam Mohammed.

Without Shazam, you can plausibly take credit for having written and performed any song you happen to hear on the radio.

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