HOCUS-POCUS


Meaning of HOCUS-POCUS in English

■ 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.

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