shazam

American  

[shuh-zam] / ʃəˈzæm /

Or Shazam

interjection

1. (used to express or indicate a sudden appearance, transformation, or other occurrence).

   I wished to be in Paris and, shazam!—there I was in front of the Eiffel tower.

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Etymology

Origin of shazam

Coined in 1940 by writer B. Parker (1911–1963) as an acronym of the first letters in the names Solomon ( def. ), Hercules ( def. ), Atlas ( def. ), Zeus ( def. ), Achilles ( def. ), and Mercury ( def. )

Example Sentences

“What about the freshman you recruited there? That’s somebody’s son, and he thinks he’s got himself a good place, and all of a sudden, shazam, they…bring a 21- or 22-year-old in.”

From The Wall Street Journal

Gunn’s favorite band Foxy Shazam provides the second season’s theme song, “Oh Lord,” a joyful cacophony of balls-to-the-wall distorted guitar, piano, trumpet blasts and Eric Nally’s energetic tenor vocals.

From Salon

Scroll down to see the most streamed and searched-for songs of 2025 from Spotify, Apple Music, YouTube and Shazam.

From BBC

He says the team was then rumbled by Mr Hardie when he went outside and saw the players through a window looking at answers on their smartwatches, using the Shazam app to identify the songs.

From BBC

Emma Chamberlain, Christina Aguilera and Richie Shazam alike have been crowned with Charlotte’s signature sailor hats.

From Los Angeles Times