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from the ADVENT game The canonical `magic word'. This comes from ADVENT, in which the idea is to explore an underground cave with many rooms and to collect the treasures you find there. If you type `xyzzy' at the appropriate time, you can move instantly between two otherwise distant points. If, therefore, you encounter some bit of magic, you might remark on this quite succinctly by saying simply "Xyzzy!" "Ordinarily you can't look at someone else's screen if he has protected it, but if you type quadruple-bucky-clear the system will let you do it anyway." "Xyzzy!"

Xyzzy has actually been implemented as an undocumented no-op command on several OSes; in Data General's AOS/VS, for example, it would typically respond "Nothing happens", just as ADVENT did if the magic was invoked at the wrong spot or before a player had performed the action that enabled the word. In more recent 32-bit versions, by the way, AOS/VS responds "Twice as much happens".

A phrase that means "and so forth" or "on and on;" it usually refers to something that is a minor detail or boring and repetitive.

This phrase comes from Yiddish, and became popular in the 1990's after it was featured on the popular TV show "Seinfeld."

Synonym: blah blah blah

Something that is boring or completely
uninteresting.

A 'yawn' (when you open your mouth, take a deep breath, and stretch your muscles) is a sure sign that you are sleepy or bored.

German rap lable

U-turn. One generally "hangs" a yoo-ee.

Phrase of encouragement, used alone.

A person who is frequently, or at present, on drugs.