Bahasa Melayu
hocus
English
hocus-pocus, trickery, nonsense
A trick, magical-looking act, or nonsense that is meant to confuse people.
Examples
Contoh ayat
Penjual itu cuba menggunakan hocus untuk menarik perhatian orang ramai.
The seller tried to use hocus to attract the crowd’s attention.
Kami tidak percaya pada cakap hocus yang tidak masuk akal itu.
We do not believe that nonsense talk.
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What does “hocus” mean in Malay?
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silap mata, sulapan, karut-marut
The clearest sense here is trickery or nonsense.
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