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presto change-o

presto change-o is the alternative form of presto chango.

Meaning of presto chango

Interjection

  1. (informal) 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. Presto. Chango. Color copies have never been easier.1929, Business Week, advertisement

Questions about presto change-o

What is presto change-o the alternative form of?
Presto change-o is the alternative form of presto chango.

Words near presto change-o in the dictionary

  1. prestins
  2. Prestis
  3. prestissimo
  4. prestitial
  5. presto
  6. presto change-o
  7. presto changeo
  8. presto chango
  9. prestomal
  10. Preston
  11. Preston Brook

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