abracadabra

2 definitions found

abracadabra - Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 :

  Abracadabra \Ab`ra*ca*dab"ra\, n. [L. Of unknown origin.]
     A mystical word or collocation of letters written as in the
     figure. Worn on an amulet it was supposed to ward off fever.
     At present the word is used chiefly in jest to denote
     something without meaning; jargon.
     [1913 Webster]

abracadabra - WordNet (r) 2.1 (2005) :

  abracadabra
      n 1: gibberish and nonsense