HOCUS-POCUS


Meaning of HOCUS-POCUS in English

transcription, транскрипция: [ hoʊkəs poʊkəs ]

If you describe something as hocus-pocus , you disapprove of it because you think it is false and intended to trick or deceive people.

= trickery

N-UNCOUNT [ disapproval ]

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