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black magic

American  

noun

  1. magic used for evil purposes; witchcraft; sorcery (contrasted with white magic).


black magic British  

noun

  1. magic used for evil purposes by invoking the power of the devil

"Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged" 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012

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“It was like magic the first time we sang together. Like some black magic voodoo sort of vibes,” Evan added.

From The Wall Street Journal • Jan. 28, 2026

But nothing could recapture that old black magic.

From Los Angeles Times • Oct. 23, 2023

“Could it be a genie, could be black magic? We’ll never know.”

From Seattle Times • Aug. 15, 2023

"In Blackwood it might have been thought of as black magic, but to those who knew and understood, wireless telegraphy was the internet of its day."

From BBC • May 21, 2023

His eyes reminded me of a description of a gigantic Egyptian eye that was found in one of the pyramids I read about in a book on black magic.

From "The Pigman" by Paul Zindel

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