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  2. Xyzzy - Wikipedia

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    xyzzy or XYZZY may refer to: Xyzzy (computing), a magic word from the Colossal Cave Adventure computer game, later a metasyntactic variable or a video game cheat code;

  3. Xyzzy (computing) - Wikipedia

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    In computing, Xyzzy is sometimes used as a metasyntactic variable or as a video game cheat code. Xyzzy comes from the Colossal Cave Adventure computer game, where it is the first " magic string " that most players encounter (others include "plugh" and "plover").

  4. Metasyntactic variable - Wikipedia

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    Metasyntactic variables used commonly across all programming languages include foobar, foo, bar, baz, qux, quux, corge, grault, garply, waldo, fred, plugh, xyzzy, and thud. [1] [3] Two of these words, plugh and xyzzy, are taken from the game Colossal Cave Adventure. [4] A fuller reference can be found in The Hacker's Dictionary from MIT Press.

  5. Magic word - Wikipedia

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    Oo ee oo ah ah ting tang walla walla bing bang, phrase used in song "Witch Doctor" performed by Ross Bagdasarian Sr., and released in 1958 by Liberty Records under the stage name David Seville. Kulja Sim Sim – a Hindi and Urdu phrase popularized in 1956 Bollywood film "Alibaba Aur 40 Chor" [ 6 ] [ circular reference ]

  6. Zzyzx - Wikipedia

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    Xyzzy (disambiguation) "Zzyzx Scarecrow", a song by Stavesacre from the 1997 album Absolutes; Zyzyxia, a species of tropical shrub; Zyzz, the persona that was used by Australian bodybuilder Aziz Shavershian; Zzyzzyxx, a 1982 arcade game; Captain Zzyzx, a novel by Michael Petracca; Zyzzyx Road, a 2006 film directed by John Penney

  7. What do teens mean when they say ‘sigma’? - AOL

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    Urban Dictionary adds that sigma “is what all 10 year olds think they are.” As reported by British GQ , the word “sigma” was born from the misogynistic “manosphere.” What does ‘sigma ...

  8. XYZZY Awards - Wikipedia

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    The XYZZY Awards are the annual awards given to works of interactive fiction, serving a similar role to the Academy Awards for film. [1] The awards were inaugurated in 1997 by Eileen Mullin, the editor of XYZZYnews. [2] Any game released during the year prior to the award ceremony is eligible for nomination to receive an award.

  9. Zyzz - Wikipedia

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    He had one older brother, Said Shavershian, who is also known by the screen name "Chestbrah". [ 9 ] [ 13 ] In 1993, Shavershian and his family moved to Australia. [ 14 ] He was raised in Eastwood, New South Wales , [ 3 ] and attended Marist College Eastwood secondary school, where he achieved Dux of the college.