0 MAGIC WORDS
• Itcha, kitcha, dominicha
-- American Folklore Society, The Journal of American Folklore (1918)
• Jiggery-pokery
-- Carl Jung, Memories, Dreams, and Reflections (1961)
• Locus-Pocus
-- Julia Oliver, Music of Falling Water (2001)
• Mumbo-Pocus
-- Frank Zappa, The Real Frank Zappa Book (1989)
• Oacha, poacha, domond oacha
-- American Folklore Society, The Journal of American Folklore (1918)
• Ocha, pocha, domo noche
-- American Folklore Society, The Journal of American Folklore (1918)
• Ocus-Pocus
-- Edward Eager, The Time Garden (1958)
• Orky Porky Dominorky
This phrase occurs in the last line of the University of Redlands school
cheer. The cheer, written by C. Merle Waterman, was originally called the
"Psalm of Collegiate Thanksgiving." It is now called "Och Tamale":
Och Tamale
Gazolly Gazump
Deyump Deyatty Yahoo
Ink Damink
Deyatty Gazink
Deyump Deray Yahoo
Wing Wang
Tricky Trackey
Poo Foo
Joozy Woozy
Skizzle Wazzle
Wang Tang,
Orky Porky Dominorky
Redlands!
Rah, Rah, Redlands!
• Otcha, potcha, dominotcha
-- American Folklore Society, The Journal of American Folklore (1918)
• Otchey, potchey, otchey, dotchey
-- American Folklore Society, The Journal of American Folklore (1918)
• Ozy, pozy, doma-nozy
-- American Folklore Society, The Journal of American Folklore (1918)
In Literature:
• "[O]bscured in a mist of hocus-pocus and imposture . . ." -- J.J. Clarke,
The Tao of the West (2000)