The Magician's Hidden Library Magic Words: A Dictionary

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b In Literature: • "It was full of power it had stolen from me. It had the booga booga factor going for it." -- Jim Butcher, Grave Peril (2001) • "Everything about the Djinn is one big, dark, booga-booga secret." -- Rachel Caine, Windfall (2005) • "Sooner or later you gotta put on the gruesome mask and go booga-booga." -- Stephen King, Danse Macabre (1981) Boogity Boogity Boo Yah Facts: Boogity Boogity BOO YAH! is a favorite magic phrase of professional magician Professor Piper. Boohbah Facts: This magic word, representing the power of imagination, is featured in the educational computer program "Boohbah" (200 ) to stop action or make things happen. Boom Boom Boom Mystique: Like the explosions of fireworks, the magic words boom boom boom conjure a dazzling, threefold effect, each boom marking a transformation of energy. Common Magician's Applications: Production. For example, "The magician covers the [mirror] glass with a silk, utters magic words, boom boom boom (secretly giving the glass a half-twist), and lifts off the silk to show the other compartment, the one filled with candy." Boomerang Toomerang Soomerang Facts: This magic phrase is featured in the television series Mister Rogers' Neighborhood. Ibid. Nathaniel Schiffman, Abracadabra: Secret Methods Magicians and Others Use to Deceive Their Audience (2005)
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