presto changeoint.adj.n.adv.

Brit.

/ˌprɛstəʊ ˈtʃeɪn(d)ʒəʊ/, U.S.

/ˌprɛstoʊ ˈtʃeɪndʒoʊ/

Forms: 1900s– presto changeo, 1900s– presto change-o, 1900s– presto change-oh, 1900s– presto chango.

Origin: Formed within English, by derivation. Etymons: presto change int., -o suffix.

Etymology: < presto change int. + -o suffix.

Originally U.S.

A. int.

Announcing the climax of a conjuring trick or a sudden transformation; ‘hey presto!’.

ΘΚΠ

society > leisure > the arts > performance arts > legerdemain, etc. > formula [interjection]

hey-passa1593

presto1598

hey or high jingo!1670

hiccius doccius1676

hey presto1732

presto changeo1905

1905 Chicago Tribune 4 June vi. 6/1 We took the cards, letter heads, circulars, and blanks..and presto, chango, we were The Department.

1920 Mod. Lang. Jrnl. 4 400 It is taught..by little magic pamphlets which..teach you ‘at a glance’. Domino, presto, chango—watch me closely now—and you will see that instead of speaking English Yow jâblow espaniyowl.

1935 Sci. Monthly Nov. 413/2 At night a few skins were spread over it, and, presto changeo! it became their bed.

1959 P. Deriabin & F. Gibney Secret World xii. 150 It may be that his wife is ill and desperately wants a vacation. Presto changeo, something can be arranged.

1986 J. Lee Performing Asian Amer. vii. 198 And you? The young prince returned from exile in the wilderness? Turned black! Presto change-o!

2004 Variety 26 Apr. 55 But—presto change-o!—Joel and Sharyl, last seen at daggers drawn, now are the plastic couple on the wedding cake.

B. adj. (attributive).

Versatile, adaptable; resembling or of the nature of a conjuring trick. Hence: quick or sudden; swift and unexpected. Cf. quick change n. at quick adj., n.¹, and adv. Compounds 1b.

ΘΚΠ

the world > action or operation > manner of action > rapidity or speed of action or operation > [adjective]

hiefulc1230

hastyc1330

swift1340

graithfula1400

yedera1400

short1480

speedy1529

expedite1540

quick1548

postingc1553

hasting1566

rushing1694

nimble1707

presto1767

presto change1835

quick-action1887

presto changeo1923

knife-edge1969

light speed1987

society > leisure > the arts > performance arts > legerdemain, etc. > [adjective]

juggling?1531

sleight1533

prestigious?1534

juggled1536

conjuring1552

legerdemain1576

prestigiatory1588

hocus-pocus1668

presto1826

prestidigital1856

prestidigitatory1860

prestidigitatorial1861

presto changeo1923

1923 Lima (Ohio) News & Times-Democrat 22 Apr. 18/1 She may..view with tolerance..a device that makes an impromptu guest-room out of the..drawing-room. But she..has no such toleration for such presto-chango costumery.

1926 Chron.-Telegram (Elyria, Ohio) 24 Mar. 9/4 This presto-chango trick was performed by Prof. Bancroft in full view of the populace, with nothing up his sleeve.

1946 Post-Standard (Syracuse, N.Y.) 22 Mar. 24/3 (advt.) The word ‘Nemo’ is the presto chango word, the magic word that enables the not-so-slender to work wonders with her silhouette.

1977 Washington Post (Nexis) 3 Feb. dc1 She doesn't work any presto-chango miracles. She has no medical training. All she does is put on a pink dress and push the gift cart through the hospital, smiling most of the while.

1987 W. B. Ober Bottoms Up! 101 This transient, magically given, ‘presto-changeo’ leprosy found no place in Christian art, but it is illustrated in two fourteenth-century Spanish haggadot.

2004 Philadelphia Inquirer (Nexis) 24 Oct. h4 His is fine playwriting, even when it sometimes forces Martha (and Ivey) into presto-chango emotional extremes.

C. n.

A quick or sudden change, a volte-face. Also occasionally: an instance of saying ‘presto changeo’; a quick-change act.

ΚΠ

1927 Lincoln (Nebraska) Star 13 Feb. c8 Under their presto-chango, everything even unto the mattresses..and the good old bear rug..come back looking their cleanest and perkiest.

1958 R. L. Cook Dimensions of Robert Frost vi. 179 The New Deal administration was doing a little good too hastily... It was too much ‘presto chango’.

1977 Washington Post (Nexis) 4 Nov. d5 Bixby's first presto-changeo is a stunner,..as lightning rips up the sky and his suddenly expanding muscles rip up his astonishing shirt.

1994 Capital (Annapolis, Maryland) 8 Dec. c11/1 Mr. Schrader..is known as anything but a fun guy. That's a perception he wants to undergo a little presto-chango.

2005 Real Simple Feb. 66 Each year, you begrudgingly pull that same winter coat out of storage just one more time. Try refreshing its look... Here, a few possible presto-change-os.

D. adv.

Suddenly, straightaway.

ΘΚΠ

the world > time > relative time > immediacy > [adverb]

soonc825

ratheeOE

rathelyeOE

rekeneOE

rekenlyOE

thereright971

anonOE

forth ona1000

coflyc1000

ferlyc1000

radlyOE

swiftlyc1000

unyoreOE

yareOE

at the forme (also first) wordOE

nowOE

shortlya1050

rightOE

here-rightlOE

right anonlOE

anonc1175

forthrightc1175

forthwithalc1175

skeetc1175

swithc1175

with and withc1175

anon-rightc1225

anon-rights?c1225

belivec1225

lightly?c1225

quickly?c1225

tidelyc1225

fastlyc1275

hastilyc1275

i-radlichec1275

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aright1297

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in little wevea1300

withoute(n dwella1300

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as fast (as)c1300

at firstc1300

in placec1300

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outrightc1300

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streck13..

titec1300

without delayc1300

that stounds1303

rada1325

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apacec1325

albedenec1330

as (also also) titec1330

as blivec1330

as line rightc1330

as straight as linec1330

in anec1330

in presentc1330

newlyc1330

suddenlyc1330

titelyc1330

yernec1330

as soon1340

prestly1340

streckly1340

swithly?1370

evenlya1375

redelya1375

redlya1375

rifelya1375

yeplya1375

at one blastc1380

fresha1382

ripelyc1384

presentc1385

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without arrestc1385

readilyc1390

in the twinkling of a looka1393

derflya1400

forwhya1400

skeetlya1400

straighta1400

swifta1400

maintenantc1400

out of handc1400

wightc1400

at a startc1405

immediately1420

incontinent1425

there and then1428

onenec1429

forwithc1430

downright?a1439

agatec1440

at a tricec1440

right forth1440

withouten wonec1440

whipc1460

forthwith1461

undelayed1470

incessantly1472

at a momentc1475

right nowc1475

synec1475

incontinently1484

promptly1490

in the nonce?a1500

uncontinent1506

on (upon, in) the instant1509

in short1513

at a clap1519

by and by1526

straightway1526

at a twitch1528

at the first chop1528

maintenantly1528

on a tricea1529

with a tricec1530

at once1531

belively1532

straightwaysa1533

short days1533

undelayedly1534

fro hand1535

indelayedly1535

straight forth1536

betimesc1540

livelyc1540

upononc1540

suddenly1544

at one (or a) dash?1550

at (the) first dash?1550

instantly1552

forth of hand1564

upon the nines1568

on the nail1569

at (also in, with) a thoughtc1572

indilately1572

summarily1578

at one (a) chop1581

amain1587

straightwise1588

extempore1593

presto1598

upon the place1600

directly1604

instant1604

just now1606

with a siserary1607

promiscuously1609

at (in) one (an) instant1611

on (also upon) the momenta1616

at (formerly also on or upon) sight1617

hand to fist1634

fastisha1650

nextly1657

to rights1663

straightaway1663

slap1672

at first bolt1676

point-blank1679

in point1680

offhand1686

instanter1688

sonica1688

flush1701

like a thought1720

in a crack1725

momentary1725

bumbye1727

clacka1734

plumba1734

right away1734

momentarily1739

momentaneously1753

in a snap1768

right off1771

straight an end1778

abruptedly1784

in a whistle1784

slap-bang1785

bang?1795

right off the reel1798

in a whiff1800

in a flash1801

like a shot1809

momently1812

in a brace or couple of shakes1816

in a gird1825

(all) in a rush1829

in (also at, on) short (also quick) order1830

straightly1830

toot sweetc1830

in two twos1838

rectly1843

quick-stick1844

short metre1848

right1849

at the drop of a (occasionally the) hat1854

off the hooks1860

quicksticks1860

straight off1873

bang off1886

away1887

in quick sticks (also in a quick stick)1890

ek dum1895

tout de suite1895

bung1899

one time1899

prompt1910

yesterday1911

in two ups1934

presto changeo1946

now-now1966

presto change1987

1946 D. M. Nelson Arsenal of Democracy iii. 42 The chief handicap..was possibly the airy belief that any automobile plant or tractor factory could close up shop on Friday and, presto chango! start making the world's best tanks on Monday morning.

1987 W. Coleman Heavy Daughter Blues 216 Presto-chango two magnums of the purple bubbly appear and in the midst of popping corks someone calls my name.

1996 Mod. Asian Stud. 30 353 Presto change-o, we have a ‘developing, modernizing nation’.

2004 Amer. Prospect Apr. 7/1 Ever wonder where the neocons got all their crazy notions?... That the nation [sc. Iraq] could be converted, presto change-o, into a model democracy?

This is a new entry (OED Third Edition, March 2007; most recently modified version published online March 2022).

单词	presto changeo
释义	presto changeoint.adj.n.adv. Brit. /ˌprɛstəʊ ˈtʃeɪn(d)ʒəʊ/, U.S. /ˌprɛstoʊ ˈtʃeɪndʒoʊ/ Forms: 1900s– presto changeo, 1900s– presto change-o, 1900s– presto change-oh, 1900s– presto chango. Origin: Formed within English, by derivation. Etymons: presto change int., -o suffix. Etymology: < presto change int. + -o suffix. Originally U.S. A. int. Announcing the climax of a conjuring trick or a sudden transformation; ‘hey presto!’. ΘΚΠ society > leisure > the arts > performance arts > legerdemain, etc. > formula [interjection] hey-passa1593 presto1598 hey or high jingo!1670 hiccius doccius1676 hey presto1732 presto changeo1905 1905 Chicago Tribune 4 June vi. 6/1 We took the cards, letter heads, circulars, and blanks..and presto, chango, we were The Department. 1920 Mod. Lang. Jrnl. 4 400 It is taught..by little magic pamphlets which..teach you ‘at a glance’. Domino, presto, chango—watch me closely now—and you will see that instead of speaking English Yow jâblow espaniyowl. 1935 Sci. Monthly Nov. 413/2 At night a few skins were spread over it, and, presto changeo! it became their bed. 1959 P. Deriabin & F. Gibney Secret World xii. 150 It may be that his wife is ill and desperately wants a vacation. Presto changeo, something can be arranged. 1986 J. Lee Performing Asian Amer. vii. 198 And you? The young prince returned from exile in the wilderness? Turned black! Presto change-o! 2004 Variety 26 Apr. 55 But—presto change-o!—Joel and Sharyl, last seen at daggers drawn, now are the plastic couple on the wedding cake. B. adj. (attributive). Versatile, adaptable; resembling or of the nature of a conjuring trick. Hence: quick or sudden; swift and unexpected. Cf. quick change n. at quick adj., n.¹, and adv. Compounds 1b. ΘΚΠ the world > action or operation > manner of action > rapidity or speed of action or operation > [adjective] hiefulc1230 hastyc1330 swift1340 graithfula1400 yedera1400 short1480 speedy1529 expedite1540 quick1548 postingc1553 hasting1566 rushing1694 nimble1707 presto1767 presto change1835 quick-action1887 presto changeo1923 knife-edge1969 light speed1987 society > leisure > the arts > performance arts > legerdemain, etc. > [adjective] juggling?1531 sleight1533 prestigious?1534 juggled1536 conjuring1552 legerdemain1576 prestigiatory1588 hocus-pocus1668 presto1826 prestidigital1856 prestidigitatory1860 prestidigitatorial1861 presto changeo1923 1923 Lima (Ohio) News & Times-Democrat 22 Apr. 18/1 She may..view with tolerance..a device that makes an impromptu guest-room out of the..drawing-room. But she..has no such toleration for such presto-chango costumery. 1926 Chron.-Telegram (Elyria, Ohio) 24 Mar. 9/4 This presto-chango trick was performed by Prof. Bancroft in full view of the populace, with nothing up his sleeve. 1946 Post-Standard (Syracuse, N.Y.) 22 Mar. 24/3 (advt.) The word ‘Nemo’ is the presto chango word, the magic word that enables the not-so-slender to work wonders with her silhouette. 1977 Washington Post (Nexis) 3 Feb. dc1 She doesn't work any presto-chango miracles. She has no medical training. All she does is put on a pink dress and push the gift cart through the hospital, smiling most of the while. 1987 W. B. Ober Bottoms Up! 101 This transient, magically given, ‘presto-changeo’ leprosy found no place in Christian art, but it is illustrated in two fourteenth-century Spanish haggadot. 2004 Philadelphia Inquirer (Nexis) 24 Oct. h4 His is fine playwriting, even when it sometimes forces Martha (and Ivey) into presto-chango emotional extremes. C. n. A quick or sudden change, a volte-face. Also occasionally: an instance of saying ‘presto changeo’; a quick-change act. ΚΠ 1927 Lincoln (Nebraska) Star 13 Feb. c8 Under their presto-chango, everything even unto the mattresses..and the good old bear rug..come back looking their cleanest and perkiest. 1958 R. L. Cook Dimensions of Robert Frost vi. 179 The New Deal administration was doing a little good too hastily... It was too much ‘presto chango’. 1977 Washington Post (Nexis) 4 Nov. d5 Bixby's first presto-changeo is a stunner,..as lightning rips up the sky and his suddenly expanding muscles rip up his astonishing shirt. 1994 Capital (Annapolis, Maryland) 8 Dec. c11/1 Mr. Schrader..is known as anything but a fun guy. That's a perception he wants to undergo a little presto-chango. 2005 Real Simple Feb. 66 Each year, you begrudgingly pull that same winter coat out of storage just one more time. Try refreshing its look... Here, a few possible presto-change-os. D. adv. Suddenly, straightaway. 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M. Nelson Arsenal of Democracy iii. 42 The chief handicap..was possibly the airy belief that any automobile plant or tractor factory could close up shop on Friday and, presto chango! start making the world's best tanks on Monday morning. 1987 W. Coleman Heavy Daughter Blues 216 Presto-chango two magnums of the purple bubbly appear and in the midst of popping corks someone calls my name. 1996 Mod. Asian Stud. 30 353 Presto change-o, we have a ‘developing, modernizing nation’. 2004 Amer. Prospect Apr. 7/1 Ever wonder where the neocons got all their crazy notions?... That the nation [sc. Iraq] could be converted, presto change-o, into a model democracy? This is a new entry (OED Third Edition, March 2007; most recently modified version published online March 2022). < int.adj.n.adv.1905
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