czary-mary

Polish

Etymology

Rhyme, literally, “spells-nightmares”.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈt͡ʂa.rɘ ˈma.rɘ/
  • Syllabification: [please specify syllabification manually]

Interjection

czary-mary

  1. (occult) hocus-pocus! (said by performing magician to indicate the moment of performing a magical trick or illusion)
    Synonyms: abrakadabra, bim sala bim, hokus-pokus

Noun

czary-mary nvir pl

  1. (derogatory) witchcraft (strange, incomprehensible practices with no rational basis and resembling magical activities)

Declension

Declension of czary-mary
plural
nominative czary-mary
genitive czarów-marów
dative czarom-marom
accusative czary-mary
instrumental czarami-marami
locative czarach-marach
vocative czary-mary

Further reading

  • czary-mary in Wielki słownik języka polskiego, Instytut Języka Polskiego PAN
  • czary-mary in Polish dictionaries at PWN
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