Standard Lemma guide
Definitions and examples are grouped by meaning. Pronunciation, history, word forms, translations, descendants, synonyms, antonyms, derived terms, and related words appear whenever the source provides them.
Sound
Each Play button uses your device's default local English voice, or a natural local fallback. The selected voice name appears after playback. This is synthesized speech, not a source recording.
intj
Used to indicate that a magic trick or other illusion has been performed.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
No example sentence was provided for this meaning.
Synonyms: abracadabra, alakazam, hocus-pocus, presto chango, presto, voila, ta-da, hey pass, hey presto, kazaam, shazam
Antonyms: none provided
verb
To identify the artist or the name of a song using the Shazam application.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: neologism, transitive, uncommon
No example sentence was provided for this meaning.
Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
History
Apparently coined by American comic book writer Bill Parker in February 1940, from the first letters of Solomon, Hercules, Atlas, Zeus, Achilles and Mercury.
Across languages
7 source translations are retained for this English entry.
