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- [hoh-kuh s]
- /ˈhoʊ kəs/
- /ˌhəʊ.kəsˈpəʊ.kəs/
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- US Pronunciation
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- [hoh-kuh s]
- /ˈhoʊ kəs/
Definitions of hocus word
- verb with object hocus to play a trick on; hoax; cheat. 1
- verb with object hocus to stupefy with drugged liquor. 1
- verb with object hocus to drug (liquor). 1
- noun hocus Deceive (someone). 1
- verb hocus to take in; trick 0
- verb hocus to stupefy, esp with a drug 0
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Origin of hocus
First appearance:
before 1665 One of the 47% oldest English words
First recorded in 1665-75; short for hocus-pocus
Historical Comparancy
Parts of speech for Hocus
noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
hocus popularity
A common word. It’s meaning is known to most children of preschool age. About 78% of English native speakers know the meaning and use the word.
Most Europeans know this English word. The frequency of it’s usage is somewhere between "mom" and "screwdriver".
hocus usage trend in Literature
This diagram is provided by Google Ngram ViewerSynonyms for hocus
noun hocus
- abracadabra — Abracadabra is a word that someone says when they are performing a magic trick in order to make the magic happen.
- mystification — to perplex (a person) by playing upon the person's credulity; bewilder purposely.
- nonsense — words or language having little or no sense or meaning.
- hoax — something intended to deceive or defraud: The Piltdown man was a scientific hoax.
- incantation — the chanting or uttering of words purporting to have magical power.
Antonyms for hocus
noun hocus
- frankness — plainness of speech; candor; openness.
- honesty — the quality or fact of being honest; uprightness and fairness.
- reality — the state or quality of being real.
- truthfulness — telling the truth, especially habitually: a truthful person.
- uprightness — erect or vertical, as in position or posture.
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