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jtee wrote:Could anybody come up with a definition for...

Krassical

Krassical adj. A term used to define a young magician who, while good at magic, has delusions of grandeur. This often means the said magician unfairly critiques magicians much more experience than him. There is also a possibilty that said magician well attempt to sell large manuscripts of tricks he "created". "That Krassical magician tried to sell me his duct-taped card to pocket routine manuscript."

Hope that helped.

lewissism - the ability to provoke a strong reaction in people for your own amusement

kneppertism - kentonesque work shared only between friends...

cassidyitis - not getting the goods you ordered...that site has cassiditis, dont order from them...

tomology - the study of verbal cultural arcitypes

annemanneristic - any obession with teddy, the genius...

annemanntronics - any kind of electronic based mentalism device

kity - Keep It To Yourself (usually used when tipping a good book or effect)

Krassical - Mod. n. A classic effect with swear words added for effect. 1. Four-King Tricks vice 4 Aces

teflo-mage / teflon magician, a magician so convinced with his own abilities that no amount of constructive critisism or verbal bashing will change his perspective or position.
inductive aurer, the ability to draw in crowds to witness magic, the user dosn't need to be great at magic they will be perceved as great.

Hairoshima n. Catastrophic tonsorial ignition. Generally brought about by the ill advised use of flash paper/cotton/string in close proximity to the magician's overly hairsprayed barnet (sic). See hairoma n.

Praying Mantis n. Descriptive name given to the rather unnatural stance adopted by some magicians. Thought to be caused by the inability to straighten or lower the arms during a performance for fear of spilling a cartload of previously vanished items back out of his sleeves.

Gaffshiver n. Peculiar judder of icy coldness that slithers down one's spine when producing a gimmicked prop for the first time. "...and here we have a completely normal pack of cards.." (meanwhile, a tiny voice inside says, 'They'll never buy that!! That's the fakiest fake I've seen in a fakin' long time!!) See also: gimmicktremble n. fakeshake. n.

oooh could you not call it "fakenshake" instead? like shake 'n bake!

sankeytized - forever saying "let's try something..." as a lead into an effect

rymanized - the trance mentalists go into when looking through the shop Rymans

ssshhh-i.t. - that strange little moment before you start performing with IT, quietly saying to yourself "pleasedontbreakpleasedontbreak..."

debit magee - something that you buy cos you think it looks nice on screen, but regret having it after you've inspected it more closely...

Lost and Found Deck n. Not so much a trick as a speed clean around the lounge 5 minutes before She Who Must Be Obeyed comes come from work. Usually occurring after the first watching of your new card spinning dvd; it primarily involves locating as many cards as possible from behind sofa, back of telly (amongst all the dusty wires.. bleargh!), wedged sideways in picture frames (this one tends to go unnoticed for several days), scythed through a bunch of fresh flowers, etc. The magician should never become alarmed or dismayed in never finding all 52 cards as this is a scientifically proven impossibility.

note: the world record stands at 49 and is currently held by a Mr. Archibald Fingerwedge of Portsoy, Scotland. (" Ah hunted aw ooer the hoose fur the missin' 3 cards," Mr Fingerwedge said, "but it wisnae tae be. Turns oot they wur behind the radiator an' twa days later they burnt ma hoose doon... but that's magic for ye!! Extract taken from the Buckie Gazette, April 1954)

Flashman includes, in part, in his post: " . . . twa days later they burnt ma hoose doon... but that's magic for ye!!"


Hilarious

Now everyone around here is SURE I'm crazy, since I burst out laughing, while sitting in front of my computer alone.

Tomo n. A wizard who combines genuine psychology with classic mentalism. Also the founder of a new branch of mentalism "Mummy when I grow up I'm going to be a Tomo"

Be Gentle I'm New Here

JAYDED - Feeling the next morning after staying up too late watching sankey dvds

CHAIN STORED - Going into a magic shop and buying one thing after another unitl you run out of cash

MUGGLED - Excuse given to partner after being chain stored " I don't know what happened love, I think I was Muggled!"

Shull-Bit, n. pl.

False explanation for a trick that suggests some sort of mystical or psychic power.

Common usage : "That whole NLP line is a crock of..."

Angler n. A magician whose effects are so angle-sensitive they are only suited for poorly shot YouTube videos or expensive TV specials.

Overspending v. Spending a gimmicked coin. See also: Oblex

"Free Gift with Purchase" n.
1. A phrase which, when utilized on magic websites, causes those with a C.U.P.S disorder to salivate and furiously click the "add to cart" button.
2. Receiving a gimmicked coin as change in a purchase.

Blackbirded verb A magical aparatus of great promise that is quickly assined to a dusty draw never to be seen again is said to have been Blackbirded. originally "that prop went the way of the raven"

Feklhr, those are good ones!

CUPerware - Goods that you are flogging on after using once/never because they were purchased in the throes of a CUPS fever. Remember, one man's CUPerware is another man's bargain! "Check out the for sale section, Tom Lauten's just added a load of CUPerware!

Magisexual - adj. - a descriptive word for an item or action that would normally be classed as camp or inappropriate, but because it is used for magical purposes no one says anything. "Yeah, I like coin magic but I'd never use one of those little magisexual purses, just not my style. or "Why would I be carrying a purple silk?! It's so magisexual!"

Sharpie n Weapon of choice for magicians and mentalists for having cards signed, coins initialed or words written down.