Green’s Dictionary of Slang

(N.Z. prison) the vehicle that transfers inmates from one prison to another.

2001

D. Looser Boobslang [U. Canterbury D.Phil. thesis] 112/1: magic bus n. the bus used to transfer inmates between prisons.

see puff the magic dragon under puff v.

(drugs) phencyclidine.

1978		L. Kramer Faggots 161: Tonight everyone was high on a snort of Magic by midnight.
2001		ONDCP Street Terms 14: Magic dust [...] Magic — PCP.

1. (also magic) a psilocybe mushroom, a hallucinogen somewhat milder than LSD.

1968		L. Wolf Voices from the Love Generation 49: I had the Magic Mushroom in Mexico.
1981		D.E. Miller Bk of Jargon 338: magic mushrooms: Psilocybin.
1998		(con. 1960s) G. Washington Blood Brothers 11: You want some cocaine to get a little loose, or some magic mushrooms?
2001		OnLine Dict. of Playground Sl. 🌐 magics, magic mushrooms n. Remarkably the little beaut’s grow profusely every September/October on the local school fields, golf courses etc. around Sandbach, Cheshire, Shortly after growth, mushy eaters can be seen grazing (and gagging due to the musty flavour).

2. peyote.

1971

Current Sl. V:4.

the penis.

1866		E. Sellon Phoebe Kissagen 46: [In] spite of her struggles, [he] got his hand up her clothes, and between her legs. Then he let out his magic wand, and put it in her hand.
1956–59		in E. Cray Erotic Muse (1992) 42: He laid her down beside a pond, / And then he fucked her with his magic wand.
1969		Observer in DSUE (1984).

(US gay) a penis that is substantially larger than expected when erect.

1972		B. Rodgers Queens’ Vernacular 51: accordion (late ’60s) an unexcited unexciting cock which expands to a much greater length when aroused. Syn. hidden magic.
1989–2003		R.O. Scott Gay Sl. Dict. 🌐 accordion: [late 60s] a penis which becomes dramatically longer in length when aroused. Synonyms: hidden magic; surprise package.

1. (US drugs) heroin.

1971		R. Woodley Dealer 10: ‘My partner’s thing is dope,’ Jimmy said when we were alone. ‘You know, duji, smack, scag, tragic-magic’.
1992		S.L. Hills Tragic Magic x: Tragic Magic (a street term for heroin).

2. (US drugs) crack cocaine dipped in phencyclidine.

2001

ONDCP Street Terms 21: Tragic magic — Crack dipped in PCP.