prestidigitation
/ˌprɛstɪˌdɪdʒɪˈteɪʃən/
noun
- The art of performing magic tricks with quick and skillful hand movements; sleight of hand.
- Her prestidigitation was so smooth that no one could see how she switched the cards.
- Learning prestidigitation requires hours of practice to make coins and cards disappear.
- The magician amazed the audience with his incredible prestidigitation.
- Skillful and clever deception or trickery, especially in a non-magical context.
- His financial prestidigitation made the company look profitable when it was not.
- The politician's prestidigitation with the budget numbers fooled many voters.
- The lawyer used verbal prestidigitation to make the evidence seem less damaging.
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