prestidigitation 1. Performance of or skill in performing magic or conjuring tricks with the hands; sleight of hand; legerdemain. 2. A show of skill or deceitful cleverness; some techniques can also be used to cheat in gambling games, to steal, or, in some cases, to claim supernatural powers. For this reason the term frequently carries negative as... Found on http://www.wordinfo.info/words/index/info/view_unit/647/4