What is the meaning of Uranai Baba's incantation?

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What is the meaning of Uranai Baba's incantation?

Post by DerekPadula » Tue Oct 29, 2013 3:21 am

Does anyone know the meaning of Uranai Baba's incantation when she uses her crystal ball?

In the Viz manga it is written as, "Hoi hoi hoi no hoi, sas-saaaah." And I could have sworn in the anime it was, “Oh hoi, hoi, hoi poi... (Japanese: あホイ, ホイ, ホイポイ…)” But I don't recall with precision.

So two questions. First, what does it mean or where did Toriyama get this incantation from? Second, which one is correct, and does someone have the original Japanese for "Hoi hoi hoi no hoi, sas-saaaah."?

Thank you.
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