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heypresto

  1. (British) Used by stage magicians, when performing amagic trick.
    Synonyms:abracadabra,alakazam,hey pass
  2. (British, colloquial)Indicates a sudden desirable conclusion or change, as if bymagic
    Synonyms:ta-da,voilà
    If you take the next left, you’ll see a big shop andhey presto, you’re there.
    • 1968, Erich von Däniken,Chariots of the Gods?, Putnam:
      They stick a couple of old potshards together, search for one or two adjacent cultures, stick a label on the restored find and—hey, presto!—once again everything fits splendidly into the approved pattern of thought.
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