HOCUS-POCUS

[ho.cus-po.cus] n [prob. fr. hocus pocus, imitation Latin phrase used by jugglers] (1647) 1: sleight of hand

2: nonsense or sham used esp. to cloak deception

[2]hocus-pocus vt -cussed or -cused ; -cus.sing or -cus.ing (1774): to play tricks on