HEY-PASS
\hˈe͡ɪpˈas], \hˈeɪpˈas], \h_ˈeɪ_p_ˈa_s]\
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An interjectional expression used by jugglers during the performance of their feats, and equivalent to change or disappear suddenly ! "You wanted but hey-pass to have made your transition like a mystical man of Sturbridge. But for all your sleight of hand, our just exceptions against liturgy are not vanished."-Milton.
By Daniel Lyons
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