['hәukәs'pәukәs]
哄骗

[ noun ]
verbal misrepresentation intended to take advantage of you in some way
<noun.communication>

Hocus-pocus \Ho"cus-po"cus\, n. [Prob. invented by jugglers in
imitation of Latin. Cf. {Hoax}, {Hocus}.]
1. A term used by magicians or conjurers in pretended
incantations.

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

3. A magician's trick; a cheat; nonsense. --Hudibras.

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 \Ho"cus-po"cus\, v. t.
To cheat. [Colloq.] --L'Estrange.