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Masato Hatayama
What does the word "SHAZAM!" mean?
I encounter this word in Memrise, a language learning app, when I earn hint points. From the context, I guess it should mean "Congratulations!" or "You did it!", but I'm not sure. Unfortunately, Google doesn't work as it just shows about a music searching app or one of Marvel heroes.
15 mar 2017 21:10
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It's a kind of magic word in the Marvel universe. It's the word Billy Batson utters to transform himself into Captain Marvel. It's an acronym; it gives him the wisdom of Solomon, the strength of Hercules, the stamina of Atlas, the power of Zeus, the courage of Achilles, and the speed of Mercury, S-H-A-Z-A-M.
It's spoken as a word, with the accent on the second syllable: sha-ZAM!
Solomon is a character from the Bible, specifically the Old Testament (sacred to both Christians and Jews). King Solomon was a king famous for wisdom. All the others are figures from Greek mythology.
I half-knew this, but couldn't remember what the letters in SHAZAM stood for; I found the answers and a lot more in the Wikipedia article, https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Captain_Marvel_(DC_Comics)
15 marca 2017
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I think it comes from two words--Shucks and Damn. I heard it in TV shows in the 60's like the Andy Griffith show such. It's definitely slang and probably a combo of two words.
Now that I googled it I'm not entirely sure. LOL
15 marca 2017
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It is exclamation used to introduce an extraordinary deed, story or transformation
15 marca 2017
Jerry, thanks for your comment! As you say, few people are likely to know the word nowadays, so I must refrain from using it.
16 marca 2017
It's an old nonsensical, funny word. You wouldn't use it in real life. It dates from approximately the 1960s.
16 marca 2017
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Masato Hatayama
Znajomość języków
chiński (mandaryński), angielski, japoński
Język do nauczenia się
angielski
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