ho·cus-po·cus /ˌhokəsˈpokəs/
戲法,奇術,變戲法的咒文(vt.)(vi.)玩戲法,欺騙
Ho·cus-po·cus n.
1. A term used by magicians or conjurers in pretended incantations.
2. A juggler or trickster. [Archaic]
3. A magician's trick; a cheat; nonsense.
Ho·cus-po·cus, v. t. To cheat. [Colloq.]
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hocus-pocus
n : verbal misrepresentation intended to take advantage of you
in some way [syn: trickery, slickness, hanky panky,
jiggery-pokery, skulduggery, skullduggery]
[also: hocus-pocussing, hocus-pocussed]