Talk:googly-moogly
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Magical incantation. One book is cited, which seems to be making it up arbitrarily ("say a magic word, such as googly-moogly"); no evidence that this is in general magical use. If this RFV fails, remember to remove Category:en:Magic words and please check the alt forms and incoming links such as the synonyms at hey presto. Equinox ◑ 01:49, 16 January 2019 (UTC)
RFV-failed Kiwima (talk) 23:40, 19 February 2019 (UTC)
Derivation
[edit]@Chuterix, re: your recent RFE, I have not been able to nail this down in a way that makes other editors happy. @Kiwima initially created this EN entry, and added an etym tracing this to Japanese 高句麗 (kokuri). Other editors have since removed that due to issues with dating the first appearance in English. Even if googaly moogaly only appears later as an alteration of googa mooga, I suspect at least influence from the JA term via WWII or Korean War veterans. ‑‑ Eiríkr Útlendi │Tala við mig 19:17, 4 December 2023 (UTC)