MAGIC WORDS Variations and Incantations: • Abba zabba In Literature: • Tracy Jarobe, 26 Easy and Adorable Alphabet Recipes for Snacktime (2002) Abbibibitywhurl Mystique: Abbibibitywhurl is a conglomeration of cultural references, melding the Biblical abba, the magic word bibbity popularized by Disney's film Cinderella, and the wild turning of a carnival tilt-a-whirl ride into a cry of exhilaration and abandon. In Literature: • Anonymous, "The Kids on the Net Spellbook" (1998) Abdubia In Literature: • "I met Jundugio in my first tour of the interior provinces of Panama. He was not a great magician but he had a couple of effects he could sell very well. One of these was the stunt of eating a drinking glass which he did to the accompaniment of a weird dance while he shouted 'Abdubia!' his own magic word which he used in all his effects instead of the more common 'Abracadabra' or 'Hocus Pocus.'" -- Marko, "Jundugio and the Runaway Girl," The Learned Pig Magic eZine (2000) Abecedarian Meanings: • Arranged alphabetically • Elementary • Novice Origins: The late Latin root word abecedarius (meaning "alphabetical") is the origin of abecedarian.