presto change
/ˌprɛstəʊ ˈtʃeɪn(d)ʒ/Chiefly US
exclamation
= presto changeo.
noun
= presto changeo.
adjective
= presto changeo.
adverb
= presto changeo rare.
Origin
Early 19th century; earliest use found in Lady's Monthly Museum. From presto + change.
- nonce word
- noncey
- nonchalance
- nonchalant
- nonchalantly
- nonchaotic
- nonchaotically
- non-chemical
- non-Christian
- non-chronological
- non-church
- non-churchgoer
- non-churchgoing
- non-circular
- non-citizen
- non-claim
- non-class
- nonclassified
- non-clastic
- non-clerical
- non-clinical
- non-coastal
- non-coding
- non-coercion
- non-coincidence