A (1962) by Sid Fleischman: "The secret was this: No matter how bad you were on Abracadabra Day or no matter what pranks you pulled, you would not be spanked or punished. . . . There was only one rule about Abracadabra Day. You must not tell anybody the day you had chosen to be bad. . . . It was like magic to do something naughty and not get punished." Common Magician's Applications: Production, vanishing, transformation. Jeff McBride says abracadabra in the finale of his torn and restored bill routine entitled "The Greatest Illusion Ever Created -- Money," featured in his DVD The Magic of Jeff McBride (200 ). Historically a "shrinking word,"68 Abracadabra is especially appropriate for vanishing illusions. Variations and Incantations: • Abachugaba -- Jimmy Akin (2005) • Abaracadabara "[M]ist streaming over the ridge, snatching trees and boulders from view then magically revealing them once more. Abaracadabara! Spring has appeared in the forest." -- Ric Soulen, "Thundersnow" (200 ) • Abaracadabara Allakazam Hocus-Pocus Walla Walla Washington -- Vanguardsoh.com (2005) • Abarcadera This is a magic incantation used by Taoist monks in the film Shaolin vs. Evil Dead (2004). • Abba-cadabra "'Abba-cadabra,' chants Twinkie, suddenly taking off her shorts." -- Deborah Gregory, Cheetah Girls Livin' Large (200 ) • Abbykadabby -- Professional magician Steve Charney, Hocus Jokus: 50 Funny Magic Tricks Complete with Jokes (200 ) • Abra-abra-cadabra This is a lyric from a song by the Steve Miller Band. • Abra and cadabra -- Steven L. Case, The Book of Uncommon Prayer (2002) • Abra Cababra Alla Kazamm -- Tales to Astonish #58 (1964) • Abracababra wackity wack -- "Kids on the Net" (1998) 68 Richard Cavendish, The Black Arts (1968)