Definitions for hocus-pocusˈhoʊ kəsˈpoʊ kəs
Random House Webster's College Dictionary
ho•cus-po•cusˈhoʊ kəsˈpoʊ kəs(n.; v.)-cused, -cus•ing; -cussed, -cus•sing.
(n.)meaningless words used in conjuring.
a juggler's trick; sleight of hand.
mysterious or elaborate activity or talk, esp. for covering up a deception.
(v.t.)to play tricks on or with.
Origin of hocus-pocus:
1615–25; pseudo-Latin rhyming formula used by magicians
Princeton's WordNet
trickery, hocus-pocus, slickness, hanky panky, jiggery-pokery, skulduggery, skullduggery(noun)
verbal misrepresentation intended to take advantage of you in some way
Wiktionary
hocus-pocus(Noun)
A specific act of trickery or nonsense.
What kind of hocus-pocus is this?
hocus-pocus(Interjection)
A phrase used as a magical incantation to bring about some change.
Translations for hocus-pocus
Kernerman English Multilingual Dictionary
hocus-pocus(noun)
trickery; words, actions etc which are intended to deceive or mislead (someone)
The people were not deceived by the political hocus-pocus of the prospective candidate.
- hokus-pokus, goëleryAfrikaans
- شَعْوَذَه، تَدْجيلArabic
- измамаBulgarian
- truquePortuguese (BR)
- švindlováníCzech
- der HokuspokusGerman
- hokuspokus; fupDanish
- απατηλά λόγιαGreek
- juego de manos; abracadabra (palabras mágicas)Spanish
- sulitempEstonian
- حقه بازیFarsi
- hokkus-pokkusFinnish
- tour de passe-passe, baratinFrench
- הוֹקוּס-פּוֹקוּס, אֲחִיזַת עֵינַיִיםHebrew
- जादू-मन्तरHindi
- hokus-pokus, obmana, foliranjeCroatian
- hókuszpókuszHungarian
- omong kosong, permainan sulapIndonesian
- hókus-pókus, töfrabragð, brellaIcelandic
- imbroglio, raggiroItalian
- ごまかしJapanese
- 속임수Korean
- akių dūmimasLithuanian
- triks; vārdu savārstījumsLatvian
- silap mataMalay
- bedrog, trukendoos, hocus-pocusDutch
- hokuspokus, lureri, triksNorwegian
- machinacje, manipulacjePolish
- حقه بازیPersian
- ټګی، اننرمنتر، جنترPashto
- truquePortuguese
- şarlatanie, înşelătorieRomanian
- фокус-покус; очковтирательствоRussian
- hókus-pókusSlovak
- hokuspokusSlovenian
- hokus-pokusSerbian
- hokuspokusSwedish
- หลอกลวงโกงThai
- hokkabazlık, göz boyamaTurkish
- 把戲，故弄玄虛的言詞Chinese (Trad.)
- фокус; шахрайствоUkrainian
- دھوکاUrdu
- trò bịp bợmVietnamese
- 欺骗Chinese (Simp.)
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