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HOCUS-POCUS (hocus-pocussed, hocus-pocussing)
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Irregular inflected forms: hocus-pocussed , hocus-pocussing
, hocus-pocussing Dictionary entry overview: What does hocus-pocus mean?
• HOCUS-POCUS (noun)
The noun HOCUS-POCUS has 1 sense:
1. verbal misrepresentation intended to take advantage of you in some way
Familiarity information: HOCUS-POCUS used as a noun is very rare.
Dictionary entry details
Sense 1
Meaning:
Verbal misrepresentation intended to take advantage of you in some way
Classified under:
Nouns denoting communicative processes and contents
Synonyms:
hanky panky; hocus-pocus; jiggery-pokery; skulduggery; skullduggery; slickness; trickery
Hypernyms ("hocus-pocus" is a kind of...):
deceit; deception; misrepresentation (a misleading falsehood)
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