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