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hocus-pocus interjection

  /-kɪs/ , /ˌhoʊkəs ˈpoʊkəs/ , /ˌhəʊkəs ˈpəʊkəs/
  • A phrase used (by a stage magician, etc.) as a magical incantation to bring about some change: abracadabra, hey presto.
 abracadabra, hocus-pocus

hocus-pocus noun

  /-kɪs/ , /ˌhoʊkəs ˈpoʊkəs/ , /ˌhəʊkəs ˈpəʊkəs/
  • (countable, uncountable, chiefly, US, also, attributively) Some action carried out to bring about change as if by magic; a trick; sleight of hand, trickery.
 abracadabra

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hocus-pocus

hocus-pocus
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