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Zatza Lepus Wagra Doozie
Common Magician's Applications: Production. For example: "You say
the magic words. Zatza Lepus Wagra Doozie. You put your hand in the hat.
You pull out a rabbit."10
In Literature:
• Susan Meddaugh, Lulu's Hat (2002)
Zauberwort
Origins: Zauberwort is a German word meaning "magic formula."
Zazar
Origins: Zazar is a magic word from the Gremoire du Pape Honorius (1800).
Facts: In Alchemy, zazar means sugar.11
A guardian named Zazar is the "great Wysen-wyf of the Bale Bog"
in Knight or Knave by Andre Norton (2001).
In Literature:
• "Zazar spoke alone. 'I am the Eldest. I am the Power of Earth Magic.'"
-- Andre Norton, A Crown Disowned (2002)
Zblrt-Tbpttpt
(see qmfbtf)
What are magic spells but magic spellings?
-- Morris Bishop, "Good Usage, Bad Usage, and Usage" (1969)
Facts: This is a magic phrase for conjuring blurred vision.
In Literature:
• Balanced Alternative Technologies Multi-User Dimension, Bat.org (2004)
10 Susan Meddaugh, Lulu's Hat (2002)
11 Martinus Rulandus, Lexicon of Alchemy (1612)