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ลองค้นหาคำในรูปแบบอื่น ๆ เพื่อให้ได้ผลลัพธ์มากขึ้นหรือน้อยลง: -hocus-pocu-, *hocus-pocu*
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The Collaborative International Dictionary of English (GCIDE) v.0.53
Hocus-pocus

n. [ Prob. invented by jugglers in imitation of Latin. Cf. Hoax, Hocus. ] 1. A term used by magicians or conjurers in pretended incantations. [ 1913 Webster ]

2. A juggler or trickster. [ Archaic ] Sir T. Herbert. [ 1913 Webster ]

3. A magician's trick; a cheat; nonsense. Hudibras. [ 1913 Webster ]

4. Obfuscating talk or elaborate but meaningless activity intended to hide a deception or to obscure what is actually happening; verbal misrepresentation intended to take advantage of you in some way.
Syn. -- trickery, slickness, hanky panky, jiggery-pokery, skulduggery, skullduggery. [ WordNet 1.5 +PJC ]

Hocus-pocus

v. t. To cheat. [ Colloq. ] L'Estrange. [ 1913 Webster ]

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hocus-pocus

WordNet (3.0)
trickery(n) verbal misrepresentation intended to take advantage of you in some way, Syn. jiggery-pokery, hanky panky, skulduggery, hocus-pocus, skullduggery, slickness

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hocus
  • (โฮ'คัส) vt. หลอกลวงโกง,มอมเหล้าใส่ยา [Hope]
  • /HH OW1 K AH0 S/ [CMU]
 


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