hocus pocus[noun]Synonyms: gibberish, abracadabra, mumbo jumbo, mummery
[TahlilGaran] English Synonym Dictionary ▲
ho‧cus-po‧cus /ˌhəʊkəs ˈpəʊkəs $ ˌhoʊkəs ˈpoʊ-/
noun [uncountable][
Date: 1600-1700;
Origin: hax pax max Deus adimax, a pretended Latin phrase used by people doing magic tricks]
a method or belief that you think is based on false ideas:
He thinks psychology is a load of hocus-pocus. [TahlilGaran] Dictionary of Contemporary English ▲