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- interjection Alternative spelling of
hocus-pocus .
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- abracadabra
- absurdity
- amphigory
- anagoge
- anagogics
- anthroposophy
- artful dodge
- artifice
- babble
- babblement
- bag of tricks
- balderdash
- bibble-babble
- blabber
- blather
- blind
- bluff
- bombast
- bosey
- cabala
- cabalism
- catch
- chicanery
- chouse
- claptrap
- conjuration
- curve
- curve-ball
- design
- device
- dirty deal
- dirty trick
- dodge
- double-talk
- drivel
- drool
- escamotage
- esotericism
- esoterics
- esoterism
- esotery
- fast deal
- feint
- fetch
- ficelle
- fiddle-faddle
- fiddledeedee
- flummery
- folderol
- fudge
- fustian
- gabble
- galimatias
- gambit
- gammon
- gibber
- gibberish
- gibble-gabble
- gimmick
- gobbledygook
- googly
- hanky-panky
- hokey-pokey
- humbug
- incantation
- jabber
- jargon
- jiggery-pokery
- joker
- juggle
- jugglery
- juggling
- legerdemain
- magic formula
- magic words
- monkey business
- mumbo jumbo
- mystery
- mysticism
- mystification
- narrishkeit
- niaiserie
- nonsense
- occultism
- open sesame
- pack of nonsense
- palaver
- pass
- ploy
- prate
- prattle
- prestidigitation
- rant
- rigamarole
- rigmarole
- rodomontade
- rubbish
- ruse
- scheme
- scurvy trick
- shift
- skimble-skamble
- sleight
- sleight of hand
- sleight-of-hand trick
- stratagem
- stuff and nonsense
- stultiloquence
- subterfuge
- symbolics
- symbolism
- trash
- trick
- trickery
- trumpery
- twaddle
- twattle
- twiddle-twaddle
- vaporing
- waffling
- wile
- yoga
- yogeeism
- yogism
thesuperiorbeing commented on the word hocus pocus
The amateur's magic. More show then actual power.
January 18, 2008