hocus-pocus

  • 61hocus-pocus — UK [ˌhəʊkəs ˈpəʊkəs] / US [ˌhoʊkəs ˈpoʊkəs] noun [uncountable] an activity or a belief that you think has no value and is intended to trick people …

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  • 62hocus-pocus — ho•cus po•cus [[t]ˈhoʊ kəsˈpoʊ kəs[/t]] n. v. cused, cus•ing (esp. brit.) cussed, cus•sing. 1) meaningless words used in conjuring 2) a juggler s trick; sleight of hand 3) mysterious or elaborate activity or talk, esp. for covering up a deception …

    From formal English to slang

  • 63hocus-pocus — n. & v. n. 1 deception; trickery. 2 a typical verbal formula used in conjuring. v. ( pocussed, pocussing; US pocused, pocusing) 1 intr. (often foll. by with) play tricks. 2 tr. play tricks on, deceive. Etymology: 17th c. sham L …

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  • 64The Pink Panther: Hocus-Pocus — У этого термина существуют и другие значения, см. Розовая пантера. Розовая Пантера: Фокус Покус Разработчик …

    Википедия

  • 65hocus — HÓCUS: hocus pócus n. Expresie folosită de scamatori. /<lat. hoc [est op] us, hoc [est cor] pus Trimis de siveco, 22.08.2004. Sursa: NODEX  HÓCUS s.n. Hocus pocus = formulă întrebuinţată de scamatori; (p. ext.) scamatorie. [cf. lat. hoc –… …

    Dicționar Român

  • 66Hocus — Ho cus, v. t. [See {Hocus pocus}.] 1. To deceive or cheat. Halliwell. [1913 Webster] 2. To adulterate; to drug; as, liquor is said to be hocused for the purpose of stupefying the drinker. Dickens. [1913 Webster] 3. To stupefy with drugged liquor …

    The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

  • 67hocus — [hō′kəs] vt. hocused or hocussed, hocusing or hocussing [contr. < HOCUS POCUS] 1. to play a trick on; dupe; hoax 2. to drug (a person) 3. to put drugs in (a drink) …

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  • 68hocus — transitive verb (hocussed or hocused; hocussing or hocusing) Etymology: obsolete hocus, noun, short for hocus pocus Date: 1675 1. to perpetrate a trick or hoax on ; deceive 2. to befuddle often with drugged liquor; also dope …

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  • 69hocus — [ həʊkəs] verb (hocusses, hocussing, hocussed or hocuses, hocusing, hocused) archaic 1》 deceive. 2》 stupefy with drugs. Origin C17: from obs. hocus trickery , from hocus pocus …

    English new terms dictionary

  • 70hocus — v.tr. (hocussed, hocussing; US hocused, hocusing) 1 take in; hoax. 2 stupefy (a person) with drugs. 3 drug (liquor). Etymology: obs. noun hocus = HOCUS POCUS …

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