SHAZAM Definition & Meaning

shazam

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[ shuh-zam ]

Phonetic (Standard)IPA

interjection

(used to express or indicate a sudden appearance, transformation, or other occurrence):
I wished to be in Paris and, shazam!—there I was in front of the Eiffel tower.

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51�Թ� History and Origins

Origin of shazam¹

Coined in 1940 by writer B. Parker (1911–1963) as an acronym of the first letters in the names Solomon ( def ), Hercules ( def ), Atlas ( def ), Zeus ( def ), Achilles ( def ), and Mercury ( def )

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After a few high-profile childlike roles in the “Shazam” movies and “Harold and the Purple Crayon,” it’s a relief to see him as an adult.

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But I did love some of the needle drops, like the song playing as the new guests are aboard the boat, which Shazam tells me is “Made in Thailand” by the group Carabao.

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DC has struggled to find major hits in recent years, with films like Shazam!

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Lucy Liu’s 9-year-old son, Rockwell, hasn’t seen his mother draw blood in “Charlie’s Angels” or “Shazam! Fury of the Gods” and certainly not in “Kill Bill, Vol. 1.”

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Marx: I’ve found more music through Shazam.

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