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Meaning of hocus-pocus

Source language: EnglishDictionary language: English

hocus-pocus

Pronunciation:/ˈhoʊkəs ˈpoʊkəs/

noun

Definitions

  1. Trickery or nonsense.

    Example: What kind of hocus-pocus is this?

  2. A conjurer.

  3. A conjurer's trick.

verb

Definitions

  1. To cheat.

interjection

Definitions

  1. A phrase used as a magical incantation to bring about some change.

Sources:https://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/hocus-pocus

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