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Itty Itty Boom Boom
Common Magician's Applications: Production.
In Literature:
• "Now, for those in the audience, I want you to note that there is nothing in
Char's hat. With a flick of the wrist and by saying the magic words -- Itty,
itty boom boom -- I am able to pull a rabbit . . . from Char's hat" -- "The
Great Leandro," Writing.com (2005)
Iwanna
Meanings: Iwanna is a childlike contraction of the words I want a, or I want
to.
In Literature:
• "'Iwanna' is a chant, a magic incantation, which by simple repetition is
believed to bring about a desired object or event. 'Horsie!' [two-year-old]
Lawrie screams in ecstasy as the car passes a farm. His parents hold their
breath. Then it comes. 'I wanna horsie. I wanna horsie. I wanna horsie.'"
-- Selma H. Fraiberg, The Magic Years (1959)
Izzy Wizzy Let's Get Busy
Origins: The phrase Izzy Wizzy Let's Get Busy was "probably invented by
Harry Corbett"1 in the late 1940s.
Variations and Incantations:
• Izzy wizzy let's get busy. Tum diddly-um dum dum-dum
"Aldur held out his hand and a magical wand appeared. Waving the wand,
he softly spoke the magic words 'Izzy wizzy let's get busy. Tum diddly-um
dum dum-dum.' Then next thing Belgarath noticed was that Aldur had
disappeared." -- Stuart Langridge, Kryogenix.org
1 Ian Peacock, "Word of Mouth" radio interview for BBC4