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Latest comment: 1 year ago by Bubba73 in topic Woo-woo
Former good article nomineeJames Randi was a Philosophy and religion good articles nominee, but did not meet the good article criteria at the time. There may be suggestions below for improving the article. Once these issues have been addressed, the article can be renominated. Editors may also seek a reassessment of the decision if they believe there was a mistake.
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Woo-woo

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There is an unsourced statement on a disambiguation page that woo-woo is a "A term used by magician and skeptic James Randi to denote paranormal, supernatural and occult claims". It would be nice to have a citation for it and reflect it in this article. In a quick initial search, I found references to "woo woo" dating back to 1992. And Will Storr's 2014 book The Unpersuadables credits Randi as having invented the phrase. Randi's 1982 book Flim-Flam! does not use the phrase. ScienceFlyer (talk) 19:22, 11 May 2025 (UTC)Reply

I believe I've heard him use it in some videos. Bubba73 You talkin' to me? 22:27, 11 May 2025 (UTC)Reply