English / idiom
Hocus-Pocus
MEANING IN ENGLISH
Deceptive talk, meaningless ritual, or trickery designed to mislead.
In context
01
Don't fall for the salesperson's hocus-pocus about miraculous floor polishes; simple soap and water work best.
02
Keeping a tidy home doesn't require any mysterious hocus-pocus, just twenty minutes of daily discipline.
Synonyms
mumbo-jumbo,deceptive trickery,sleight of hand
Antonyms
truth,honesty,forthrightness
Collocations
a bunch of hocus-pocus,sales hocus-pocus,no need for hocus-pocus