hocus-pocus
51hocus-pocus — /hoh keuhs poh keuhs/, n., v., hocus pocused, hocus pocusing or (esp. Brit.) hocus pocussed, hocus pocussing. n. 1. a meaningless chant or expression used in conjuring or incantation. 2. a juggler s trick; sleight of hand. 3. trickery; deception …
52hocus pocus — Synonyms and related words: abracadabra, absurdity, amphigory, anagoge, anagogics, anthroposophy, artful dodge, artifice, babble, babblement, bag of tricks, balderdash, bibble babble, blabber, blather, blind, bluff, bombast, bosey, cabala,… …
53hocus-pocus — Synonyms and related words: abracadabra, artifice, cheat, chicanery, con game, conjuring, deceit, deception, duplicity, flimflam, gibberish, hanky panky, hoax, humbug, incantation, jiggery pokery, jugglery, legerdemain, magic, mischief, mumbo… …
54hocus-pocus — I (New American Roget s College Thesaurus) n. magic, sleight of hand, sorcery; trickery, deceit, deception. II (Roget s IV) n. 1. [Charm] Syn. incantation, spell, chant; see magic 1 . 2. [A trick] Syn. fraud, hoax, flimflam*; see deception 1 ,… …
55hocus-pocus — ho|cus po|cus [ ,houkəs poukəs ] noun uncount an activity or a belief that you think has no value and is intended to trick people …
56hocus pocus — meaningless words used as a formula by conjurers; sleight of hand, trickery …
57hocus-pocus — noun 1》 meaningless talk used for trickery. 2》 a conjuror s incantation. Origin C17: from hax pax max Deus adimax, a pseudo Latin phr. used as a magic formula by conjurors …
58hocus-pocus — n. 1. Juggler, trickster, impostor, cheater, swindler, sharper. 2. Cheat, juggle, trick, deception, imposition, imposture, delusion, deceit, artifice, circumvention, chouse, piece of finesse …
59hocus-pocus — n 1. mumbo jumbo, abracadabra, open sesame, magic word, magic formula; incantation, chant, invocation, conjuration, conjuring, evocation. 2. juggler s trick, jugglery, sleight of hand, legerdemain, prestidigitation, Brit. hanky panky; feint,… …
60hocus-pocus — ho·cus po·cus …
