The Only Use of
presto
in
The Nickel Boys
- Like everywhere in the city: It's a dump and then presto, it's the in-thing.†
p. 162.7
Definitions:
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(1)
(presto as in: played presto) musical tempo that is very fast
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(2)
(meaning too rare to warrant focus) meaning too rare to warrant focus:
Another sense presto is: an informal exclamation to indicate that something happened instantaneously and effortlessly (as if by magic).