āĻ āĻ¨ā§āĻ¸āĻ¨ā§āĻ§āĻžāĻ¨ āĻāĻ°ā§āĻ¨
āĻ āĻāĻŋāĻ§āĻžāĻ¨ā§āĻ° āĻāĻžāĻˇāĻž āĻ¨āĻŋāĻ°ā§āĻŦāĻžāĻāĻ¨ āĻāĻ°ā§āĻ¨
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hocus-pocus
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hocus-pocus
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āĻ ā§āĻ¯āĻžāĻŦā§āĻ°āĻžāĻāĻžāĻĄāĻžāĻŦā§āĻ°āĻž, āĻšā§āĻāĻžāĻ¸ āĻĒā§āĻāĻžāĻ¸
used as part of the magician's patter to create excitement and anticipation for the magical effect about to occur
āĻāĻĻāĻžāĻšāĻ°āĻŖ
Now, ladies and gentlemen, watch closely as I perform my greatest trick yet, hocus-pocus!
āĻāĻāĻ¨, āĻŽāĻšāĻŋāĻ˛āĻž āĻ gentlemen, āĻāĻ¨āĻŋāĻˇā§āĻ āĻāĻžāĻŦā§ āĻĻā§āĻā§āĻ¨ āĻ¯ā§āĻŽāĻ¨ āĻāĻŽāĻŋ āĻāĻŽāĻžāĻ° āĻ¸āĻ°ā§āĻŦāĻļā§āĻ°ā§āĻˇā§āĻ āĻā§āĻļāĻ˛ āĻāĻāĻ¨āĻ, hocus-pocus!
Hocus-pocus
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āĻŦāĻžāĻā§ āĻāĻĨāĻž, āĻŽā§āĻāĻŋāĻ āĻĒā§āĻ°āĻ¤āĻžāĻ°āĻŖāĻž
verbal misrepresentation intended to take advantage of you in some way
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