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Definitions for Hocus

[1] to play a trick on; hoax; cheat.
[2] to stupefy with drugged liquor.
[3] to drug (liquor).
[4] to take in; trick
[5] to stupefy, esp with a drug
[6] to add a drug to (a drink)

Words related to Hocus

abracadabra, mystification, nonsense, hoax, incantation, cant, artifice, jargon, cheating, deception, trickery, imposture, delusion, spell, flimflam, chicanery, charm, deceit, swindle, humbug

Words nearby Hocus

hocking, hockle, hockney, hockshop, hocktide, hocus, hocus-pocus, hod, hod carrier, hodden, hodeida

Origin of Hocus

First recorded in 1665–75; short for hocus-pocus

Synonyms for Hocus

abracadabra, artifice, cant, chant, charm, cheating, chicanery, conjuring, deceit, deception, delusion, flimflam, fraud, gibberish, hoax, humbug, imposture, incantation, jargon, juggling, legerdemain, magic, mummery, mystification, nonsense, occultism, rigmarole, spell, swindle, trick, trickery, gobbledegook, magic words, monkey business, mumbo jumbo, open sesame, sleight of hand, smoke and mirrors