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English Dictionary: hocus-pocus	by the DICT Development Group
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From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
hocus-pocus n verbal misrepresentation intended to take advantage of you in some way Synonym(s): trickery, hocus-pocus, slickness, hanky panky, jiggery-pokery, skulduggery, skullduggery
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Hocuspocus \Ho"cus*po"cus\, n. [Prob. invented by jugglers in imitation of Latin. Cf. {Hoax}, {Hocus} .] 1. A term used by jugglers in pretended incantations. 2. A juggler or trickster. --Sir T. Herbert. 3. A juggler's trick; a cheat; nonsense. --Hudibras.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Hocuspocus \Ho"cus*po"cus\, v. t. To cheat. [Colloq.] --L'Estrange.