magical words that bring about the transmutation of elements. A rule is a powerful hex that governs language, ¶2-2-11.
Nonsense phrase used to help the magician "make something happen". Some feel that the word is a corruption of a Latin phrase used in the Mass, others say that it was the name of a magician. Still another source considers it a reference to the Norse folktale sorcerer Ochus Bochus. It could be a meaningless phrase created for its sound alone.
Hocus Pocus is a generic term used by magicians, usually the magic words spoken when bringing about some sort of change. It was once a common term for a magician, juggler or other similar entertainer. (See also abracadabra, another magic word derived from an ancient language.)
Hocus Pocus is a 1990 novel by Kurt Vonnegut.
Hocus Pocus is a children's Halloween themed film produced by Walt Disney Pictures and distributed by Buena Vista International. The movie started life as a script for a special original movie for the Disney Channel, to be produced by one of the smaller studios owned by The Walt Disney Company, but the script caught the eye of Walt Disney Pictures who decided that the film was strong enough to carry well-known names and to attract a cinema audience. The movie was released in the United States and Canada in October 1993, and October 1994 across Australia and most of Europe and some Asian countries.
Hocus Pocus is a side-scrolling platform video game developed by Moonlite Software and published by Apogee Software in 1994 for MS-DOS. It is a 256 color VGA game featuring 360 degree scrolling and parallaxing backgrounds. The first episode is distributed using the shareware system.
Hocus Pocus is an album released by the band Enon. It was released September 9, 2003 on Touch and Go Records.
Hocus Pocus is a 1971 song by the Dutch rock group Focus off their second album Moving Waves.
Hocus Pocus is a Sponge Bob Square Pants episode from season four.
