presto chango

1 of 2

imperative verb

presto chan·​go

-ˈchān(ˌ)jō

: change quickly

—used originally as a magician's command

presto chango

2 of 2

noun

"

: a sudden transformation as if by magic

suggest that the solution of social and political ills lay in … a moral presto chango —Irwin Edman

Word History

Etymology

Imperative verb

presto entry 1 + chango (from change + -o —as in presto)

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