passe-passe
noun
ˈpäˈspäs
plural passe-passes
-s(ə̇z)
: a skillful feat of juggling or manipulation
moving divisions from north to south and south to north … the kind of passe-passe that is a … delight
A. J. Liebling
A. J. Liebling
Word History
Etymology
French, from the phrase used by jugglers passe, passe pass, pass