hocus-pocus
11hocus-pocus — ► NOUN 1) meaningless talk used to deceive. 2) a form of words used by a conjuror. ORIGIN from hax pax max Deus adimax, a pseudo Latin phrase used as a magic formula by conjurors …
12Hocus Pocus — Cette page d’homonymie répertorie les différents sujets et articles partageant un même nom. Hocus Pocus est une locution utilisée par les magiciens. On la retrouve en outre dans : Sommaire 1 Folklore 2 Cin …
13Hocus Pocus — La expresión Hocus Pocus, puede referirse a: Hocus Pocus, una película norteamericana. Hocus Pocus, una banda francesa de rap y Hip hop. Hocus Pocus, un Festival de ilusionismo y magia, que se celebra en Granada (España). Hocus Pocus, un single… …
14Hocus Pocus — Filmdaten Deutscher Titel Hocus Pocus Produktionsland USA …
15hocus pocus — [17] Hocus pocus came from a phoney Latin phrase – in full hax pax max Deus adimax – used by travelling conjurers to impress their audiences. It was originally used for such a ‘conjurer’, or for a ‘trickster’ in general (‘a Persian hocus pocus… …
16hocus pocus — [17] Hocus pocus came from a phoney Latin phrase – in full hax pax max Deus adimax – used by travelling conjurers to impress their audiences. It was originally used for such a ‘conjurer’, or for a ‘trickster’ in general (‘a Persian hocus pocus… …
17hocus-pocus — /hoʊkəs ˈpoʊkəs / (say hohkuhs pohkuhs) interjection 1. (a formula used in conjuring or incantations.) –noun 2. a juggler s trick; sleight of hand. 3. trickery or deception. 4. unnecessary mystification or elaboration extended to cover deception… …
18hocus-pocus — [[t]ho͟ʊkəs po͟ʊkəs[/t]] N UNCOUNT (disapproval) If you describe something as hocus pocus, you disapprove of it because you think it is false and intended to trick or deceive people. It is unlikely he would have mistaken hocus pocus for genuine… …
19hocus-pocus — noun 1) a little hocus pocus and presto! the tiger disappears Syn: magic, sleight of hand, conjuring, witchcraft, wizardry, sorcery; deception, sham, devilry, trickery; informal scam 2) she dismissed it as so much hocus pocus Syn …
20hocus-pocus — I. noun Etymology: probably from hocus pocus, imitation Latin phrase used by jugglers Date: 1647 1. sleight of hand 2. nonsense or sham used especially to cloak deception II. transitive verb ( cussed or cused; cussing or …
