hocus-pocus - significado y definición. Qué es hocus-pocus
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Qué (quién) es hocus-pocus - definición

MAGIC PHRASE
Ochus Bochus; Hocus Pocus (mythology); Hocus Pocus (magic word); Hocus Pocus (magic); Hocus pocus (magic); Hocus pocus
  • Painting titled "Hoc est corpus", for a set of tapestries celebrating the [[Eucharist]], by [[Peter Paul Rubens]], circa 1625

hocus-pocus         
n.
1.
Juggler, trickster, impostor, cheater, swindler, sharper.
2.
Cheat, juggle, trick, deception, imposition, imposture, delusion, deceit, artifice, circumvention, chouse, piece of finesse.
Hocus-pocus         
Hocus-pocus is a reference to the actions of magicians, often as the stereotypical magic words spoken when bringing about some sort of change. It was once a common term for a magician, juggler, or other similar entertainers.
hocus-pocus         
If you describe something as hocus-pocus, you disapprove of it because you think it is false and intended to trick or deceive people.
= trickery
N-UNCOUNT [disapproval]

Wikipedia

Hocus-pocus

Hocus-pocus is a reference to the actions of magicians, often as the stereotypical magic words spoken when bringing about some sort of change. It was once a common term for a magician, juggler, or other similar entertainers. In extended usage, the term is often used (pejoratively) to describe irrational human activities that appear to depend on magic. Examples are given below.

Ejemplos de uso de hocus-pocus
1. Do many gullible enthusiasts for new–age hocus–pocus go to the theatre?
2. The hungry, thirsty and suffocating populace will exert pressure and, hocus pocus, there will be no more Qassams.
3. It makes no difference, because her defense philosophy, she says, is not based on military hocus–pocus.
4. "There‘s no hocus–pocus, it‘s a serious illness, a very bad crisis the likes of which has not been seen in the past 100 years," Maoz said.
5. Peter Hopkins, 38, was on paid sickness leave for stress from the Legal General when he performed as "friendly wizard" Mr Hocus Pocus.