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Where does “hocus-pocus” come from?
hocus-pocus
(English): abracadabra, hey presto; Some ineffectual action...
Definitions
abracadabra, hey presto; Some ineffectual action...
Words derived from “hocus-pocus”
hoax
hocus
hoaxer
hoaxster
Holohoax
hoaxter
hocus-pocuser
hokus-pokus
hoaxee
hoaxlike
hoaxical
Hoaxocaust
hoaxable
climate hoax
coronahoax
global hoax
hoaxy
unhoax
Holoconto
hoaxterism
unhoaxable
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