Bahasa Melayu

hocus

Bahasa Melayu

English

hocus-pocus, trickery, nonsense

A trick, magical-looking act, or nonsense that is meant to confuse people.

Examples

Contoh ayat

  1. Penjual itu cuba menggunakan hocus untuk menarik perhatian orang ramai.

    The seller tried to use hocus to attract the crowd’s attention.

  2. 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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Historical MyKamus entry, originally published 30 September 2010.