HOCUS-POCUS


Meaning of HOCUS-POCUS in English

transcription, транскрипция: [ ˈhəukəsˈpəukəs ]

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]

English main colloquial, spoken dictionary.      Английский основной разговорный словарь.