presto change-o

presto change-o
Indicates the suddenness of a change or transformation, as a magic trick in which one object appears to be suddenly transformed into another.

"It doesnt just go one, two, three, presto, change-o, youre cured."


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  • presto chan|go — «CHAYN joh», Slang. change immediately or suddenly, as if by magic (used as an interjection): »Presto chango, it is now a low table (New York Times) …   Useful english dictionary

  • presto chango — I. ˈchān(ˌ)jō verb imperative Etymology: presto (I) + chango (from change + o as in presto) (I) : change quickly used originally as a magician s command II. noun : a sudden transformation as if by magic …   Useful english dictionary

  • presto chango — /chayn joh/ 1. change at once (usually used imperatively, as in a magician s command). 2. a change occurring suddenly and as if by magic: There is always an element of presto chango in international relations. [rhyming alter. of CHANGE] * * * …   Universalium

  • presto chango — interjection Indicates the suddenness of a change or transformation, as a magic trick in which one object appears to be suddenly transformed into another. Just one touch lets you go from black to a second color. Presto. Chango. Or back to black.… …   Wiktionary

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