Abracadabra: A magic word used to indicate to the audience that something
amazing is about to happen. Other magic words and phrases include: hocus
pocus, alakazam, sim sala bim, shazam, presto, great Caesar's ghost,
dy-no-mite, d'oh, eat my shorts, and what you talkin' 'bout Willis.

Angles: The corners of magic equipment. Cabinet with pointy corners are said
to have "good angles," but, conversely, cards with pointy corners have "bad
angles."

Black art: Magic that relies on selling one's soul to the Prince of Darkness
instead of sleight of hand.

Burn: Being so mad that you caught a magician doing something fishy that you
set his hands on fire.

Cardician: A magician who is also a cardiologist.

Centre tear: Just tearing the middle of a piece of paper and not the edges
so you leave sort of a squared paper doughnut behind.

Charlier cut: A fancy way to shuffle cards taught by the magician's Uncle
Charley.

Clean: A magician who is pure of spirit and body (rare).

Close-up magic: Magic that's not very interesting unless you can actually
see it.