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hocus-pocus

 

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Noun hocus-pocus has 1 sense
  1. trickery, hocus-pocus, slickness, hanky panky, jiggery-pokery, skulduggery, skullduggery - verbal misrepresentation intended to take advantage of you in some way
    --1 is a kind of misrepresentation, deceit, deception

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Term: hocus-pocus

Part of Speech: Noun

Sense 1: Trickery or deception, often involving magic or misdirection.

Example sentence: The magician performed a series of hocus-pocus tricks that left the audience amazed.

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Part of Speech: Verb

Sense 1: To deceive or trick someone, often by using clever tactics or misdirection.

Example sentence: The con artist tried to hocus-pocus the unsuspecting victim out of his money.

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Part of Speech: Adjective

Sense 1: Referring to something mysterious, inexplicable, or seemingly magical.

Example sentence: The ancient book contained a collection of hocus-pocus spells and enchantments.

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Part of Speech: Adverb

Sense 1: In a manner that involves trickery or deceit.

Example sentence: The illusionist cleverly moved his hands hocus-pocus to distract the audience from the actual trick.

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