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hocus-pocus
noun as in sleight of hand
Strong matches
Example Sentences
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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From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.
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