presto

adv

1. (not-comparable)Very fast or quickly; a directive for the musician(s) to play in a very quick tempo.

intj

1. Used by magicians when performing a trick; ta-da; voilà.

   “So I put my hand into the hat and presto! Out comes a rabbit!”

   “You know the old man's ivory leg, well I dreamed he kicked me with it ; and when I tried to kick back, upon my soul, my little man, I kicked my leg right off! And then, presto! Ahab seemed a pyramid, and I, like a blazing fool, kept kicking at it.”

   “Then comes the chance to become a governess, first in St. John’s Wood, then, in a Sussex country house. And presto! Bronwen is transformed into “a wild tornado” hotly pursued by two Messrs. Right.”

noun

1. (slang, uncountable)A pair of fives as a starting hand in Texas hold 'em.