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Pronunciation / Transliteration: hocus
"O mágico usou muito hocus em seu show."
Comprehensive Definitions & Senses
2 senses- 1
A term used to describe a trick or deception, especially in the context of magic or illusion.
"The magician's act was filled with hocus that left the audience in awe." - 2
A nonsensical phrase or jargon used to confuse or mislead.
"The politician's speech was full of hocus, making it hard to understand his true intentions."
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Linguistic Origin & Historical Etymology
The term 'hocus' likely derives from the phrase 'hocus pocus', which is believed to have originated in the early 17th century. It is thought to be a corruption of the Latin phrase 'hoc est corpus meum' ('this is my body'), used in the Catholic Mass, and was adopted by magicians to signify trickery and deception.
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10 Global Lexicons: How "Hocus" is said worldwide
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hocus
Transliteration: hocus
"Le magicien a utilisé beaucoup de hocus dans son spectacle."
Hokuspokus
Transliteration: Hokuspokus
"Der Zauberer hat viel Hokuspokus in seiner Show verwendet."
hocus
Transliteration: hocus
"Il mago ha usato molto hocus nel suo spettacolo."
hocus
Transliteration: hocus
"El mago utilizó mucho hocus en su actuación."
hocus
Transliteration: hocus
"O mágico usou muito hocus em seu show."
होकस
Transliteration: hokas
"जादूगर ने अपने शो में बहुत होकस का इस्तेमाल किया।"
魔法
Transliteration: mófǎ
"魔术师在表演中使用了很多魔法。"
호커스
Transliteration: hokseu
"마술사는 그의 공연에서 많은 호커스를 사용했습니다."
ホーカス
Transliteration: hōkasu
"マジシャンは彼のパフォーマンスで多くのホーカスを使用しました。"
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