passe-passe \ˈpäˈspäs\noun (pluralpasse-passes \-s(ə̇z)\) Etymology: French, from the phrase used by jugglers passe, passe pass, pass : 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 >