" prestidigitation "

 [ "prestidigitation" ]

1: Sleight of hand.

  * e.g.,  ... The street performer was banished from the area after his contriversial display of prestidigitation. 

 [ "Prestidigitation" ]

1: A pretentious way to say "magic tricks."

  * e.g.,  ... Despite insisting on calling his magic act "prestidigitation," young Billy was actually just performing shitty coin tricks. 

 [ "prestidigitator" ]

1: Magician, illusionist, trickster.

  * e.g.,  ... 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!!! 

 [ "prestidigitator" ]

2: One with fast hands like a street magician.

 [ "prestidigitator" ]

3: Probably from the Italian presto(fast)

 [ "prestidigitator" ]

4: and Latin digitus (fingers).

 [ "Prestidigitation" ]

1: That word you only know exists thanks to the movie "Akeelah and the Bee". Dr. Larabee: Alright, Akeelah. Please spell "prestidigitation".

  * e.g.,  ... The man with the tuxedo and top hat performed various acts of prestidigitation for the audience at the theater that night. 

 [ "Prestidigitation" ]

2: Akeelah: P-R-E-S-T-I-D-I-G-I-T-A-T-I-O-N. Prestidigitation.

 [ "Prestidigitation" ]

3: Dr. Larabee: Amazing! You should try to win the national spelling bee!