v Vacation Mystique: "We get mesmerized by magic words," says Dale Mathers,1 and the word vacation is mesmerizing indeed. "'Vacation' is a magic word. Use it in a conversation and people are likely to momentarily spirit off to their private bit of paradise, disappear to somewhere that exists between fantasy and the world-as-we-know-it." The inclusion of the word vacation in a magician's patter is a guaranteed distraction. Vamoose Vanish, vamoose. -- Bob Levy, Broken Hearts (2000) Meanings: • Leave quickly, go away Origins: This is a slang form of vamos, a Spanish word meaning "let's go." Common Magician's Applications: Vanishing. For example, the "Triple Vamoose" is a coin vanishing trick performed by professional magician Barry Taylor. In Literature: • "'Vamoose!' Wizard yelled. 'That's a magic word, when you need to hurry!'" -- Janice Lee Smith, Wizard and Wart (1995) Vê, Não Vê (see now you see it, now you don't) Origins: Of Portuguese origin, this is an expression from the Amazon equivalent to now you see it, now you don't. In Literature: • Candace Slater, Entangled Edens: Visions of the Amazon (2002) 1 An Introduction to Meaning and Purpose in Analytical Psychology (2002) 2 Scott Rains, "The Six Knows to Preparing to Travel" (2004) Candace Slater, Entangled Edens: Visions of the Amazon (2002)