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What Kind of Sorcery Is This?, also known as What Kind of Wizardry Is This?, is a catchphrase used to describe a bizarre or seemingly bizarre situation.

Origin

While the exact origin of the phrase is unknown, the expression has been used on television, film and colloquial speech since before the internet.[1] Online, however, the earliest available usage of the phrase was on February 3rd, 2008 in a piece of Harry Potter fanfiction by Potterfan3002.[2] They wrote:

"What sorcery is this?!" the dementor hissed, its hand smoking from where it had been on the young wizard's neck.

Precursor

Prior to its use on the internet, the phrase "What sorcery is this?" was used in a variety of pieces of pop culture. For example, the Joker (portrayed by Caesar Romero) used the phrase on the episode of Batman, which aired on January 27th, 1966.[4] Nearly four decades later, on October 25th, 1994, the character Goliath uttered the phrase on an episode of Gargoyles.[5]

Spread

Throughout the next decade, the phrase became slowly adopted by many internet users as a hyperbolic caption for what they deem inexplicable events. For example, Wordpress[3] user behula used it to describe a woman on April 1st, 2011 (shown below, left).

The following year, in 2012, the phrase was used to describe an optical illusion on the website MemeCenter[7] (shown below, center). Additionally, on the site, the phrase was added into a Oh Crap Rage Comic (shown below, right).[8]

Adbhut Anirboconiya Jesus Christ, what kind of wizardry is this!!!
What Kind Of Wizardry Is This? added 7years.ago 89888888888888880 008888808880088 I FEEL,SOMETIMES THE WALLS MOVE DO YOU DRINK COFFEE 2N center.com
then notice something just created a new Meme weird by Manigance added about 2 hours ago o added about 2 hours ago 2 hours ago WHAT KIND OF SORCERY IS THIS

On June 12th, 2013, Urban Dictionary [6] user procletnika defined the expression as "Used when you don't have a clue what you've just witnessed and when you appeal to a supernatural explanation, because you are too ignorant to be aware of the scientific explanation." The post received more than 60 upvotes in six years (shown below).

What kind of sorcery is this? Used when you don't have a clue what you've just witnessed and when you appeal to a supernatural explanation, because you are too ignorant to be aware of the scientific explanation. An example can be seen in the Sacha Baron Cohen's movie "The Dictator (2012)". "after having a wank* -What kind of sorcery is this?! #what the f--- #w-- #1 don't know #idk #? # by procletnika June 12,2013

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I got a dig bick You that read wrong. You read that wrong too. hat sorcery
When you manage to win in Coven Lovers mode as loverless Godfather(mur submitted 1 year ago by 123zane321 ALWAYS LYNCHED D2 comment share save hide give award report crosspost WHAT KIND OF SORCERY IS THIS
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What Kind of Sorcery Is This?

What Kind of Sorcery Is This?

Updated May 15, 2019 at 06:21PM EDT by Matt.

Added May 15, 2019 at 05:47PM EDT by Matt.

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About

What Kind of Sorcery Is This?, also known as What Kind of Wizardry Is This?, is a catchphrase used to describe a bizarre or seemingly bizarre situation.

Origin

While the exact origin of the phrase is unknown, the expression has been used on television, film and colloquial speech since before the internet.[1] Online, however, the earliest available usage of the phrase was on February 3rd, 2008 in a piece of Harry Potter fanfiction by Potterfan3002.[2] They wrote:

"What sorcery is this?!" the dementor hissed, its hand smoking from where it had been on the young wizard's neck.

Precursor

Prior to its use on the internet, the phrase "What sorcery is this?" was used in a variety of pieces of pop culture. For example, the Joker (portrayed by Caesar Romero) used the phrase on the episode of Batman, which aired on January 27th, 1966.[4] Nearly four decades later, on October 25th, 1994, the character Goliath uttered the phrase on an episode of Gargoyles.[5]

Spread

Throughout the next decade, the phrase became slowly adopted by many internet users as a hyperbolic caption for what they deem inexplicable events. For example, Wordpress[3] user behula used it to describe a woman on April 1st, 2011 (shown below, left).

The following year, in 2012, the phrase was used to describe an optical illusion on the website MemeCenter[7] (shown below, center). Additionally, on the site, the phrase was added into a Oh Crap Rage Comic (shown below, right).[8]


Adbhut Anirboconiya Jesus Christ, what kind of wizardry is this!!! What Kind Of Wizardry Is This? added 7years.ago 89888888888888880 008888808880088 I FEEL,SOMETIMES THE WALLS MOVE DO YOU DRINK COFFEE 2N center.com then notice something just created a new Meme weird by Manigance added about 2 hours ago o added about 2 hours ago 2 hours ago WHAT KIND OF SORCERY IS THIS

On June 12th, 2013, Urban Dictionary [6] user procletnika defined the expression as "Used when you don't have a clue what you've just witnessed and when you appeal to a supernatural explanation, because you are too ignorant to be aware of the scientific explanation." The post received more than 60 upvotes in six years (shown below).


What kind of sorcery is this? Used when you don't have a clue what you've just witnessed and when you appeal to a supernatural explanation, because you are too ignorant to be aware of the scientific explanation. An example can be seen in the Sacha Baron Cohen's movie "The Dictator (2012)". "after having a wank* -What kind of sorcery is this?! #what the f--- #w-- #1 don't know #idk #? # by procletnika June 12,2013

Various Examples


WHAT KIND OF SORCERY IS THIS! What kind of Wizardry is this2! WHATEKINDOFSORCERYIS- THIS memegenerator.net
I got a dig bick You that read wrong. You read that wrong too. hat sorcery When you manage to win in Coven Lovers mode as loverless Godfather(mur submitted 1 year ago by 123zane321 ALWAYS LYNCHED D2 comment share save hide give award report crosspost WHAT KIND OF SORCERY IS THIS 0 WHATKIND OF SORCERY IS THISA nohope.org

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