presto chango

[ cheyn-joh ]

verb (used without object)

1. change at once (usually used imperatively, as in a magician's command).

noun

1. a change occurring suddenly and as if by magic:

   There is always an element of presto chango in international relations.

Word History and Origins

Origin of presto chango¹

Rhyming alteration of change

Example Sentences

By simply saying those nine simple words we can magically claim anything for Islam, presto-chango.

From The Daily Beast

Then Mrs. Spider came along, and she spun some glossy silk web over the places where the seams were, and presto-chango!

From Project Gutenberg