HOCUS


Meaning of HOCUS in English

transitive verb (~sed or ~ed; ~sing or ~ing) Etymology: obsolete ~, noun, short for ~-pocus Date: 1675 to perpetrate a trick or hoax on ; deceive , to befuddle often with drugged liquor

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