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Specialty Expressions: HOCUS POCUS

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Hocus PocusLiterature1: Ochus Bochus was the name of a famous magician of the North invoked by jugglers. He is mentioned in the French Royal Dictionary.
2: The words uttered by a conjuror when he performs a trick, to cheat or take surreptitiously. The Welsh, hocea pwca (a goblin's trick, our hoax) is a probable etymology. But generally supposed to be Hoc est oorpus. Source: Brewer's Dictionary.

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Topics sorted by level of InterestLevel (1=low, 600=high)   Topics sorted AlphabeticallyLevel (1=low, 600=high)
Hocus Pocus54   Hocus Pocus54
Hocus Pocus Parade17   Hocus Pocus (album)6
Hocus Pocus (novel)15   Hocus Pocus (computer game)8
Hocus Pocus (film)15   Hocus Pocus (film)15
Hocus Pocus (computer game)8   Hocus Pocus (magic)4
Hocus Pocus (album)6   Hocus Pocus (novel)15
Hocus Pocus (magic)4   Hocus Pocus (song)4
Hocus Pocus (song)4   Hocus Pocus Parade17

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