1) French hip hop group 2) Magic word
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[group] Hocus Pocus is a Hip Hop / Jazz band from Nantes, France. Formed in 1995, their music is a mix of hip-hop, jazz, soul and funk. Originally being 20syl`s brainchild, Hocus Pocus was formed in 1995, and gradually gained attention in the late `90s. The band, however, reached significant commercial and critical success in 2006 with the ...
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[magic] Hocus Pocus or hocus-pocus is a generic term that may be derived from an ancient language and is currently used by magicians, usually the magic words spoken when bringing about some sort of change. It was once a common term for a magician, juggler, or other similar entertainer. The earliest known English language work on magic, or w...
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[soundtrack] The original soundtrack was released through promotional release by John Debney, containing 19 tracks from the film. Many bootlegs leaked all over the internet mostly because the promotional release misses some minor cues and some major (like the entire opening sequence music). On September 30, 2013, Intrada Records released a ...
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[video game] Hocus Pocus is a 1994 side-scrolling platform video game developed by Moonlite Software and published by Apogee Software for MS-DOS. It is a 256 color VGA game featuring 360 degree scrolling and parallaxing backgrounds. A part of this title is distributed under the shareware license. In the game, the player controls Hocus, a yo...
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Nonsense phrase used to help the magician "make something happen". Some feel that the word is a corruption of a Latin phrase used in the Mass, others say that it was the name of a magician. Still another source considers it a reference to the Norse folktale sorcerer Ochus Bochus. It could be a meaningless phrase created for its sound alone.
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A magickal phrase found in ancient grimoires.
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Ho'cus-po'cus noun [ Prob. invented by jugglers in imitation of Latin. Confer
Hoax ,
Hocus .]
1. A term used by jugglers in pretended incantations.
2. A juggler or trickster.
Sir T. Herbert. 3. A juggler's trick; a cheat; nonsense.
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hocus-pocus 1. Nonsense words or phrase used as a formula by quack conjurers. 2. A trick performed by a magician or juggler; sleight-of-hand. 3. Foolishness or empty pretense used especially to disguise deception or chicanery. 4. To play tricks on; to deceive. There is no real proof that hocus-pocus is a blasphemous corruption of the first word...
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