HOCUS­POCUS


Meaning of HOCUS­POCUS in English

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.

[ 17th-c. sham L ]

Concise Oxford English dictionary.      Краткий оксфордский словарь английского языка.