How to Pronounce "hocus"
word
ˈhoʊkəs
HOH-kuhs
hˈəʊkəs
HOH-kuhs
Definition
A word often used to refer to trickery, deception, or magical tricks, especially cheap or fake ones. It is most common in expressions about magic shows or things that seem false.
IPA Transcription
American English
ˈhoʊkəs
British English
hˈəʊkəs
Simplified Pronunciation
US
HOH-kuhs
UK
HOH-kuhs
Listen in Context
The magician used hocus to impress the crowd.
He thought the product was just hocus and not real science.
Don’t fall for that hocus at the fair!
All that diet magic is just marketing hocus.