MAGIC WORDS In Literature: • "'So what about the Zing?' 'Ahhh, the Zing,' she says like she is the high priestess of Zing, about to reveal one of life's great mysteries." -- Christine Walker Bos, The Magical Man List (200 ) Zingo (see also bingo and zing) Zingo! Her jaw dropped. Her eyes widened. -- Ray Kroc, Grinding It Out (1992) Mystique: Zingo has all the punch of bingo, but with an electric zap. Meanings: • All of a sudden "[T]hen -- zingo! -- he was in the air . . ." -- Creative Publishing International, Outdoor Life: If Nature Calls...Hang Up! (1999) "[Z]ingo, right through the fingers." -- James Kirkwood, P.S. Your Cat is Dead (1972) • Energy, electricity -- Henry Jenkins, What Made Pistachio Nuts? (1992) • Exactly -- Arnold B. Kanter, The Ins and Outs of Law Firm Mismanagement (1994) • Great idea -- Arnold B. Kanter, The Ins and Outs of Law Firm Mismanagement (1994) Facts: This magic word is recommended for magician Art Kahn's "Enchanted Glass" trick.19 Variations and Incantations: • Zappo Zingo -- David Greenberg, Slugs (198 ) • Zingo bingo bang -- Tim O'Brien, Going After Cacciato (1999) • Zingo Zango -- James Joyce, Finnegans Wake (19 9) • Zingo Zip -- John A. Schindler, How to Live 365 Days a Year (1954) • Zip-Zap-Zingo -- Barry L. Dordick, Macaroni on the Moon (200 ) 19 Bob Gibbons, BobGibbonsMagic.com (2005)