ALL meanings of hocus-pocus
ho·cus-po·cus
H h - noun hocus-pocus trickery, deception 1
- noun hocus-pocus mystifying jargon 1
- noun hocus-pocus a meaningless chant or expression used in conjuring or incantation. 1
- noun hocus-pocus a juggler's trick; sleight of hand. 1
- noun hocus-pocus trickery; deception. 1
- noun hocus-pocus unnecessarily mysterious or elaborate activity or talk to cover up a deception, magnify a simple purpose, etc. 1
- verb with object hocus-pocus to play tricks on or with. 1
- verb without object hocus-pocus to perform tricks; practice trickery or deception. 1
- noun hocus-pocus trickery; deception 0
- verb transitive hocus-pocus to trick; dupe 0
- noun hocus-pocus A specific act of trickery or nonsense. 0
- interjection hocus-pocus A phrase used as a magical incantation to bring about some change. 0
- uncountable noun hocus-pocus If you describe something as hocus-pocus, you disapprove of it because you think it is false and intended to trick or deceive people. 0
- noun hocus-pocus trickery or chicanery 0
- noun hocus-pocus an incantation used by conjurors or magicians when performing tricks 0
- noun hocus-pocus conjuring skill or practice 0
- verb hocus-pocus to deceive or trick (someone) 0
- noun hocus-pocus meaningless words used as a formula by conjurers 0
- noun hocus-pocus a magician's trick or trickery; sleight of hand; legerdemain 0
- noun hocus-pocus any meaningless action or talk drawing attention away from some deception 0