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hocus-pocus

noun as in invocation

noun as in legerdemain

noun as in whammy

noun as in magic spell

noun as in mumbo jumbo

noun as in sleight of hand

noun as in abracadabra

noun as in gibberish

noun as in imposition

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So how did 18-year-old Jason Marsden get cast as the voice of a talking cat in Hocus Pocus?

Finally, in the spirit of Hocus Pocus, what are your Halloween plans this year?

First negatively, it has not been done by any artificial means or legislative hocus-pocus (applause).

It is hocus-pocus, a sort of social magic formula like the "mutabor" in the Arabian Nights; it is an Aladdins-lamp philosophy.

He complains that Gautier is lacking in a concern about supernatural hocus-pocus and that Flaubert is lacking.

"There's some hocus-pocus about this," whispered Trask, as he and Locke moved forward for a private talk.

But love was beginning its usual hocus-pocus with character and turning a tired business man into a restless swain.

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On this page you'll find 83 synonyms, antonyms, and words related to hocus-pocus, such as: abracadabra, artifice, cant, chant, charm, and cheating.

From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.

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