Definition of Hocus-pacus

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.

Ho"cus-po"cus, v. t. To cheat. [Colloq.] L'Estrange.

- Webster's Unabridged Dictionary (1913)

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