presto chango
[ cheyn-joh ]
/ ˈtʃeɪn dʒoʊ /
verb (used without object)
change at once (usually used imperatively, as in a magician's command).
noun
a change occurring suddenly and as if by magic: There is always an element of presto chango in international relations.
Origin of presto chango
rhyming alteration of
change
Words nearby presto chango
prestige,
prestige pricing,
prestigious,
prestissimo,
presto,
presto chango,
preston,
prestonpans,
prestore,
prestress,
prestressed concrete
Example sentences from the Web for presto chango
By simply saying those nine simple words we can magically claim anything for Islam, presto-chango.
Then Mrs. Spider came along, and she spun some glossy silk web over the places where the seams were, and presto-chango!
Lulu, Alice and Jimmie Wibblewobble |Howard R. Garis