verb
- present participle of hocus: to deceive or trick someone
Usage: archaic; rare
Examples
- The magician was hocusing the audience with his sleight of hand.
- Stop hocusing me with those false promises.
- He accused the politician of hocusing the voters.
- The con artist was hocusing unsuspecting tourists.
- She felt like someone was hocusing her with confusing explanations.