The Magician's Hidden Library Magic Words: A Dictionary

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h • Hocus Pocus, Now you see it, now you don't -- Peter R. Breggin, Talking Back to Ritalin (2001) • Hocus pocus-pocus -- Roger Van Noord, Assassination of a Michigan King (1988) • Hocus pocus pocus hocus "Chant: 'Hocus Pocus, Pocus Hocus,' and wave your hands in the air." -- ScoutXing.com (2002) • Hocus Pocus, toilet plunger, football touchdown, woof "I moved my hands back and forth, around and around, chanting, 'Hocus pocus, toilet plunger, football touchdown, woof!' I crashed the two circles together, then held them up, now linked together. 'Ta da!'" -- Jon Scieszka, Sam Samurai (2001) • Hocus pocus zippity-doo-dah -- Ntozake Shange, "Spell #7 Geechee Jibara Quick Magic Trance Manual for Technologically Stressed Third World People," Honey, Hush! (1998) • Hocus pokus -- Annie Modesitt, Confessions of a Knitting Heretic (2004) • Hocus-pokus Hanky-panky -- Steven C. Smith, A Heart at Fire's Center: The Life and Music of Bernard Herrmann (1991) • Hogie-pogie Lakota Chief Wallace Black Elk's phrase for a magician's illusions (Black Elk: The Sacred Ways of a Lakota [1991]). • Hokuspokus -- Jürgen Köller (200 ) • Hoocus Poocus Dominocus -- Karin Michels (2005) • Hopeless Focus -- Professional magician Steve Charney, Hocus Jokus: 50 Funny Magic Tricks Complete with Jokes (200 ) • Hukus-Pukus -- Professional magician Steve Charney, Hocus Jokus: 50 Funny Magic Tricks Complete with Jokes (200 ) • Horcty Porcty Dominorky This phrase appears in a choral warm-up chant of the Harvard Noteables. The chant is entitled "Aktamalygawhat?": Aktamaly Gazali Gazamti Yamti Yedi Yahoo Inkti Minkty Yedde Gazinkti Yamti Rei Yahoo Wing Wang Tricky Tracky Poo Foo Joozy Woozy Skizzle Wizzle Wang Dang Horcty Porcty Dominorky
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