Legerdemain

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Per the Merriam-Webster Dictionary, about the word “legerdemain,” which means “sleight of hand:”

In Middle French, folks who were clever enough to fool others with fast-fingered illusions were described as leger de main, literally "light of hand." English speakers condensed that phrase into a noun when they borrowed it in the 15th century and began using…