Meanings
nounmagic word (plural magic words)
plural magic words
- Any word that has a magical effect when uttered.
- broadlyAny word that is considered very significant in a certain situation or context.
When someone offers you drugs, the magic word is no.
- computingA string of text having some special function or purpose.
One of the magic words used in the MediaWiki software is __NOTOC__, which hides the table of contents that would normally be on the page.
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The header consists of an optional self-execution script, a magic word, a version number, and the word offset of the first instruction, relative to the magic word.
2021, Clinton L. Jeffery, Build Your Own Programming Language, page 273
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Afrikaans towerwoord
- towerwoordword with magical effect
Chinese Cantonese 禮貌用語 /礼貌用语
- 禮貌用語 /礼貌用语 (lai⁵ maau⁶ jung⁶ jyu⁵)one of the words please, thank you, or hello
Chinese Mandarin 咒語 /咒语, 咒文
- 咒語 /咒语 (zhòuyǔ)word with magical effect
- 咒文 (zhòuwén)word with magical effect
Czech kouzelná formule, kouzelné slovíčko
- kouzelná formuleword with magical effect
- kouzelné slovíčkoone of the words please, thank you, or hello
Danish trylleformel, hekseformular
- trylleformelword with magical effect
- hekseformularword with magical effect
- trylleordword with magical effect
Dutch toverwoord
- toverwoordword with magical effect
Esperanto magia formulo
- magia formuloword with magical effect
Estonian võlusõna
- võlusõnaword with magical effect
Finnish taikasana
- taikasanaword with magical effect
French formule magique, incantation
- formule magiqueword with magical effect
- incantationword with magical effect
- mot magiqueone of the words please, thank you, or hello
German Zauberspruch, Zauberwort
- Zauberspruchword with magical effect
- Zauberwortword with magical effect
- Zauberformelword with magical effect
- Zauberwortone of the words please, thank you, or hello
Greek μαγική λέξη, μαγική φόρμουλα
- μαγική λέξη (magikí léxi)word with magical effect
- μαγική φόρμουλα (magikí fórmoula)word with magical effect
Hungarian varázsige, varázsszó
- varázsigeword with magical effect
- varázsszóword with magical effect
Italian formula magica, parola magica
- formula magicaword with magical effect
- parola magicaone of the words please, thank you, or hello
- parolina magicaone of the words please, thank you, or hello
Japanese 呪文, おまじない
- 呪文 (jumon)word with magical effect
- おまじない (omajinai)word with magical effect
Korean 마법의 말, 마법의 단어
- 마법의 말 (mabeob-ui mal)word with magical effect
- 마법의 단어 (mabeob-ui daneo)word with magical effect
Norwegian Bokmål trollformel, hekseformular
- trollformelword with magical effect
- hekseformularword with magical effect
Polish magiczne słowo, magiczne słowo
- magiczne słowoword with magical effect
- magiczne słowoone of the words please, thank you, or hello
Portuguese palavra mágica, fórmula mágica
- palavra mágicaword with magical effect
- fórmula mágicaword with magical effect
- palavra mágicaone of the words please, thank you, or hello
- palavrinha mágicaone of the words please, thank you, or hello
Russian волше́бное сло́во, заклина́ние
- волше́бное сло́во (volšébnoje slóvo)word with magical effect
- заклина́ние (zaklinánije)word with magical effect
- волше́бное сло́во (volšébnoje slóvo)one of the words please, thank you, or hello
Spanish palabra mágica, fórmula mágica
- palabra mágicaword with magical effect
- fórmula mágicaword with magical effect
- palabra mágicaone of the words please, thank you, or hello
Swedish magiskt ord, trollformel
- magiskt ordword with magical effect
- trollformelword with magical effect
Cite this entry
APA
magic word. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 2, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/magic%20word
MLA
“magic word.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/magic%20word. Accessed November 2, 2026.
Chicago
WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “magic word,” accessed November 2, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/magic%20word.
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