prestidigitation

Plural: prestidigitations

Noun

manual dexterity in the execution of tricks
A performance of or skill in performing magic or conjuring tricks with the hands.
A show of skill or deceitful cleverness.

Examples

His writing was peppered with verbal tricks and prestidigitation.
My favorite prestidigitation was when he pulled the live dove out of that tiny scarf.

Origin / Etymology

From French prestidigitation, from French preste (“nimble, quick”) + Latin digitus (“finger”) + French -ation (process suffix). The word has a different origin from prestige, even though this in the past has meant “delusion, illusion, trick”.

Synonyms

sleight of hand, legerdemain

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