shazam
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English[edit]
Etymology[edit]
Arguably coined by American comic book writer Bill Parker in February 1940[1][2], from the first letters of Solomon, Hercules, Atlas, Zeus, Achilles and Mercury.
Pronunciation[edit]
- Rhymes: -æm
Interjection[edit]
shazam
- Alternative spelling of shazaam
References[edit]
- ^ Karl M. Kapp (2013) The Gamification of Learning and Instruction Fieldbook: Ideas into Practice, John Wiley & Sons, →ISBN, page 191: “If you recall, Shazam is a comic book character created by Bill Parker and C.C. Beck for Fawcett Comics. He is an ancient wizard who gives a young boy named Billy Batson the power to transform into the superhero Captain Marvel.”
- ^ “shazam” in Douglas Harper, Online Etymology Dictionary, 2001–2019.
