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presto changeo

presto changeo 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 changeo

What is presto changeo the alternative form of?
Presto changeo is the alternative form of presto chango.

Words near presto changeo in the dictionary

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

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