Meaning

4 senses

  1. Trick; trickery.

  2. (obsolete)A magician, illusionist, one who practises sleight of hand.

  3. (obsolete)One who cheats or deceives.

  4. (obsolete)Drugged liquor.

Origin

Pseudo-Latinism, derived from ellipsis of hocus-pocus. The verb is from the noun.

Pseudo-Latinism, derived from ellipsis of hocus-pocus. The verb is from the noun.

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Forms

plural: hocuses
Singularhocus
Pluralhocuses

regular

Word family

1 related words
Relatedhocus-pocus

See also

neighbours in the dictionary
hobohockhockeyA2hodgepodgehoe
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