magic wordnoun [ C usually singular ]
uk/ˌmædʒ.ɪk ˈwɜːd/us/ˌmædʒ.ɪk ˈwɝːd/a word said by someone performing a trick to help it work successfully:
I'll just say the magic word and the rabbit will disappear - Abracadabra!
Thesaurus: synonyms and related words
Magic
- abracadabra
- alchemy
- bewitch
- black magic
- chalice
- conjure
- curse
- escapology
- evil
- hex
- hoodoo
- incantation
- magical
- potion
- sleight of hand
- sorcery
- spell
- the evil eye idiom
- voodoo
- wizardry
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Idiom(s)
what's the magic word?