What does "hocuspocus" mean?
Hocuspocus: A juggler or trickster. Sir T. Herbert.
Additional senses
- 2.A juggler's trick; a cheat; nonsense. Hudibras.
- 3.To cheat. [Colloq.] L'Estrange.
Sources
- Webster's Unabridged Dictionary, 1913 edition (public domain, via GCIDE / Project Gutenberg).
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