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| ho·cus-po·cus [ hkəss pṓkəss ] |
noun (plural ho·cus-po·cus·es) |
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1. conjurer's incantation: a phrase or chant used by a magician or conjurer during a performance
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2. magic trick: a trick performed by a magician or conjurer
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3. trickery: a hoax or trickery
  The negotiations were ruined by the parties' hocus-pocus.
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4. conjurer: a juggler or magician
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transitive and intransitive verb (past and past participle ho·cus-po·cused, present participle ho·cus-po·cus·ing, 3rd person present singular ho·cus-po·cus·es) |
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deceive: to deceive or trick somebody
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| [< pseudo-Latin hax pax max Deus adimax, used by conjurers] |
