Prestidigitate

Word PRESTIDIGITATE
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A pretentious way to say "magic tricks." Urban Dictionary

Magician, illusionist, trickster. One with fast hands like a street magician. Probably from the Italian presto(fast) and Latin digitus (fingers). Urban Dictionary

Sleight of hand. Urban Dictionary

That word you only know exists thanks to the movie "Akeelah and the Bee". Dr. Larabee: Alright, Akeelah. Please spell "prestidigitation". Akeelah: P-R-E-S-T-I-D-I-G-I-T-A-T-I-O-N. Prestidigitation. Dr. Larabee: Amazing! You should try to win the national spelling bee! Urban Dictionary

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The word "prestidigitate" in example sentences

I find John Clarke's points cogent and salacious, and it would ill behoove any minion of the Little-Rowling cabal to prestidigitate further regarding their ultimate cravenitude to that pernicious influence. ❋ Unknown (2010)

It's one thing to prestidigitate, to prevaricate, even to dissemble but when you leave the bounds of reality and call something clean which even a child knows is dirty, sooty, smoky is quite another. ❋ Unknown (2009)

PLAIN words are more forceful than words less commonly used -- _juggle_ has more vigor than _prestidigitate_. ❋ Dale Carnagey (1906)

I am a magician, and one or two little things have happened of late to make me wish to prestidigitate in public. ❋ John Kendrick Bangs (1892)

Are you coming to TAM 7, and can you sing, dance, juggle, contort, do a light-sabre routine, tumble, prestidigitate, or bend spoons with the power of your mind alone? ❋ Unknown (2009)

Despite insisting on calling his magic act "[prestidigitation]," young Billy was actually just performing shitty [coin] [tricks]. ❋ The Prestidigitator (2009)

[David Blaine] is one of the greatest prestidigitators of all time!! Oooh i'm sooo [impressed]...you must be a prestidigitator! That damn prestidigitator took me [for three] grand!!! ❋ Thedzone (2009)

The street [performer] was [banished] from the area after his contriversial [display] of prestidigitation. ❋ Larstait (2003)

The man with the [tuxedo] and [top hat] performed various acts of [prestidigitation] for the audience at the theater that night. ❋ Zerotones (2017)

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