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Grabatto
Origins: Grabatto is a magic word for amulets, mentioned in the Gremoire du
Pape Honorius (1800).
Grablada
In Literature:
• "The magic word I would like you to remember, the one that could save
our lives as well as yours, is grablada." -- Ted Lazaris, Dragon Man and the
Poseidon Encounter (2004)
Great Googly-Moogly
Origins: The phrase Great Googly-Moogly is delivered in the song "Stranded
in the Jungle" (1956) by The Jacks.8
Common Magician's Applications: Triggering. For example: "Lean
forward, say your magic words (I still like 'Great Googly-Moogly') and gently
but firmly press your finger against his forehead." -- Bart King, The Big Book
of Boy Stuff (2004)
Variations and Incantations:
• Good googly-moogly
-- Brad Warner, Hardcore Zen (200 )
• Great Googa Mooga Shooga Wooga
-- Radio DJ Frantic Ernie (1952)
Great Powers
In Literature:
• "Over the whole scene . . . had loomed the commanding magic of the
words 'the Great Powers' -- even more imposing in their Teutonic rendering,
'Die Grossmächte.'" -- H.H. Munro, The Complete Saki (1976)
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Vladimir Bogdanov, All Music Guide to Soul (200 )