hocusing

Variant of hocus

hocus definition

ho·cus (hō′kəs)

transitive verb hocused -·cused or hocussed -·cussed, hocusing -·cus·ing or hocussing -·cus·sing

  1. to play a trick on; dupe; hoax
  2. to drug (a person)
  3. to put drugs in (a drink)

Etymology: contr. < hocus-pocus

Webster's New World College Dictionary Copyright © 2009 by Wiley Publishing, Inc., Cleveland, Ohio.
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