Synonyms
abracadabra,
allure,
bewitching,
bewitchment,
charm,
conjuration,
double whammy,
enchantment,
evil eye,
hexing,
hocus-pocus,
jinx,
magic,
magic spell,
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Etymology
[ 'heks ] (verb.) 1830. From Pennsylvania German hexe (“to practise witchcraft”), from German hexen (“to hex”). Noun appears later, in the early twentieth century. Compare German Hexe (“witch”).