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hocus-pocus (noun)

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  • hocus-pocus — ► NOUN 1) meaningless talk used to deceive. 2) a form of words used by a conjuror. ORIGIN from hax pax max Deus adimax, a pseudo Latin phrase used as a magic formula by conjurors …   English terms dictionary

  • hocus-pocus — noun 1) a little hocus pocus and presto! the tiger disappears Syn: magic, sleight of hand, conjuring, witchcraft, wizardry, sorcery; deception, sham, devilry, trickery; informal scam 2) she dismissed it as so much hocus pocus Syn …   Thesaurus of popular words

  • hocus-pocus — noun (U) a method or belief that you think is based on false ideas: He thinks psychology is a load of hocus pocus …   Longman dictionary of contemporary English

  • hocus-pocus — /hoʊkəs ˈpoʊkəs / (say hohkuhs pohkuhs) interjection 1. (a formula used in conjuring or incantations.) –noun 2. a juggler s trick; sleight of hand. 3. trickery or deception. 4. unnecessary mystification or elaboration extended to cover deception… …  

  • hocus-pocus — I. noun Etymology: probably from hocus pocus, imitation Latin phrase used by jugglers Date: 1647 1. sleight of hand 2. nonsense or sham used especially to cloak deception II. transitive verb ( cussed or cused; cussing or …   New Collegiate Dictionary

  • hocus-pocus — 1. interjection A phrase used as a magical incantation to bring about some change. 2. noun A specific act of trickery or nonsense. What kind of hocus pocus is this? …   Wiktionary

  • hocus-pocus — noun 1》 meaningless talk used for trickery. 2》 a conjuror s incantation. Origin C17: from hax pax max Deus adimax, a pseudo Latin phr. used as a magic formula by conjurors …   English new terms dictionary

  • hocus-pocus — I (New American Roget s College Thesaurus) n. magic, sleight of hand, sorcery; trickery, deceit, deception. II (Roget s IV) n. 1. [Charm] Syn. incantation, spell, chant; see magic 1 . 2. [A trick] Syn. fraud, hoax, flimflam*; see deception 1 ,… …   English dictionary for students

  • hocus-pocus — ho|cus po|cus [ ,houkəs poukəs ] noun uncount an activity or a belief that you think has no value and is intended to trick people …   Usage of the words and phrases in modern English

  • hocus-pocus — UK [ˌhəʊkəs ˈpəʊkəs] / US [ˌhoʊkəs ˈpoʊkəs] noun [uncountable] an activity or a belief that you think has no value and is intended to trick people …   English dictionary

  • hocus — transitive verb (hocussed or hocused; hocussing or hocusing) Etymology: obsolete hocus, noun, short for hocus pocus Date: 1675 1. to perpetrate a trick or hoax on ; deceive 2. to befuddle often with drugged liquor; also dope …   New Collegiate Dictionary

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