hocus-pocus

ho·cus-po·cus

H0229900 (hō′kəs-pō′kəs)n.1. Nonsense words or phrases used as a formula by quack conjurers.2. A trick performed by a magician or juggler; sleight-of-hand.3. Foolishness or empty pretense used especially to disguise deception or chicanery.tr.v. ho·cus-po·cused, ho·cus-po·cus·ing, ho·cus-po·cus·es or ho·cus-po·cussed or ho·cus-po·cus·sing or ho·cus-po·cus·ses To play tricks on; deceive.

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[Possibly from an alteration of Latin hoc est corpus (meum), this is (my) body (words used in the Eucharist at the time of transubstantiation).]

hocus-pocus

(ˈhəʊkəsˈpəʊkəs) n1. trickery or chicanery2. mystifying jargon3. an incantation used by conjurors or magicians when performing tricks4. conjuring skill or practice. Also called: hokey-pokey vb, -cuses, -cusing, -cused, -cuses, -cussing or -cussedto deceive or trick (someone)[C17: perhaps a dog-Latin formation invented by jugglers]

ho•cus-po•cus

(ˈhoʊ kəsˈpoʊ kəs)

n., v. -cused, -cus•ing (esp. Brit.) -cussed, -cus•sing. n. 1. meaningless words used in conjuring. 2. a juggler's trick; sleight of hand. 3. mysterious or elaborate activity or talk, esp. for covering up a deception. v.t. 4. to play tricks on or with. [1615–25; pseudo-Latin rhyming formula used by magicians]

hocus-pocus

Past participle: hocus-pocused/hocus-pocussed
Gerund: hocus-pocusing/hocus-pocussing

Imperative
hocus-pocus
hocus-pocus

Present
I hocus-pocus
you hocus-pocus
he/she/it hocus-pocuses
we hocus-pocus
you hocus-pocus
they hocus-pocus

Preterite
I hocus-pocused/hocus-pocussed
you hocus-pocused/hocus-pocussed
he/she/it hocus-pocused/hocus-pocussed
we hocus-pocused/hocus-pocussed
you hocus-pocused/hocus-pocussed
they hocus-pocused/hocus-pocussed

Present Continuous
I am hocus-pocusing/hocus-pocussing
you are hocus-pocusing/hocus-pocussing
he/she/it is hocus-pocusing/hocus-pocussing
we are hocus-pocusing/hocus-pocussing
you are hocus-pocusing/hocus-pocussing
they are hocus-pocusing/hocus-pocussing

Present Perfect
I have hocus-pocused/hocus-pocussed
you have hocus-pocused/hocus-pocussed
he/she/it has hocus-pocused/hocus-pocussed
we have hocus-pocused/hocus-pocussed
you have hocus-pocused/hocus-pocussed
they have hocus-pocused/hocus-pocussed

Past Continuous
I was hocus-pocusing/hocus-pocussing
you were hocus-pocusing/hocus-pocussing
he/she/it was hocus-pocusing/hocus-pocussing
we were hocus-pocusing/hocus-pocussing
you were hocus-pocusing/hocus-pocussing
they were hocus-pocusing/hocus-pocussing

Past Perfect
I had hocus-pocused/hocus-pocussed
you had hocus-pocused/hocus-pocussed
he/she/it had hocus-pocused/hocus-pocussed
we had hocus-pocused/hocus-pocussed
you had hocus-pocused/hocus-pocussed
they had hocus-pocused/hocus-pocussed

Future
I will hocus-pocus
you will hocus-pocus
he/she/it will hocus-pocus
we will hocus-pocus
you will hocus-pocus
they will hocus-pocus

Future Perfect
I will have hocus-pocused/hocus-pocussed
you will have hocus-pocused/hocus-pocussed
he/she/it will have hocus-pocused/hocus-pocussed
we will have hocus-pocused/hocus-pocussed
you will have hocus-pocused/hocus-pocussed
they will have hocus-pocused/hocus-pocussed

Future Continuous
I will be hocus-pocusing/hocus-pocussing
you will be hocus-pocusing/hocus-pocussing
he/she/it will be hocus-pocusing/hocus-pocussing
we will be hocus-pocusing/hocus-pocussing
you will be hocus-pocusing/hocus-pocussing
they will be hocus-pocusing/hocus-pocussing

Present Perfect Continuous
I have been hocus-pocusing/hocus-pocussing
you have been hocus-pocusing/hocus-pocussing
he/she/it has been hocus-pocusing/hocus-pocussing
we have been hocus-pocusing/hocus-pocussing
you have been hocus-pocusing/hocus-pocussing
they have been hocus-pocusing/hocus-pocussing

Future Perfect Continuous
I will have been hocus-pocusing/hocus-pocussing
you will have been hocus-pocusing/hocus-pocussing
he/she/it will have been hocus-pocusing/hocus-pocussing
we will have been hocus-pocusing/hocus-pocussing
you will have been hocus-pocusing/hocus-pocussing
they will have been hocus-pocusing/hocus-pocussing

Past Perfect Continuous
I had been hocus-pocusing/hocus-pocussing
you had been hocus-pocusing/hocus-pocussing
he/she/it had been hocus-pocusing/hocus-pocussing
we had been hocus-pocusing/hocus-pocussing
you had been hocus-pocusing/hocus-pocussing
they had been hocus-pocusing/hocus-pocussing

Conditional
I would hocus-pocus
you would hocus-pocus
he/she/it would hocus-pocus
we would hocus-pocus
you would hocus-pocus
they would hocus-pocus

Past Conditional
I would have hocus-pocused/hocus-pocussed
you would have hocus-pocused/hocus-pocussed
he/she/it would have hocus-pocused/hocus-pocussed
we would have hocus-pocused/hocus-pocussed
you would have hocus-pocused/hocus-pocussed
they would have hocus-pocused/hocus-pocussed

Thesaurus

Noun

1.

hocus-pocus - verbal misrepresentation intended to take advantage of you in some wayhanky panky, jiggery-pokery, skulduggery, skullduggery, slickness, trickerydeception, misrepresentation, deceit - a misleading falsehood

hocus-pocus

nounEsoteric, formulaic, and often incomprehensible speech relating to the occult:abracadabra, gibberish, mumbo jumbo.

Translations

hocus-pocus

(houkəsˈpoukəs) noun trickery; words, actions etc which are intended to deceive or mislead (someone). The people were not deceived by the political hocus-pocus of the prospective candidate. 把戲，故弄玄虛的言詞 欺骗