Hocus-pocus /(?)/

Ho·cus-po·cus

Hocus-pocus

n.
  1. A term used by magicians or conjurers in pretended incantations.
  2. A juggler or trickster. [Archaic]
  3. A magician's trick; a cheat; nonsense.
  4. Obfuscating talk or elaborate but meaningless activity intended to hide a deception or to obscure what is actually happening; verbal misrepresentation intended to take advantage of you in some way.

Hocus-pocus

v. t.
  1. To cheat. [Colloq.]