Verboticism: Hocusfocus

'What details?'

DEFINITION: n. A special ability lets you focus on the big picture without getting distracted by those busy little details. v. To skip over the details while focusing on the big picture.

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Hocusfocus

Created by: purpleartichokes

Pronunciation: ho-kuss-FO-kuss

Sentence: Bob was able to tune out the annoying fire alarms and dense smoke because at that particular moment, he was hocusfocusing on world peace.

Etymology: hocus pocus, focus

Points: 416

Comments: Hocusfocus

wordmeister - 2007-01-26: 07:08:00
Hey purpleairtichokes, That's a magical word! If only I could hocusfocus on my work, then I might get something done...

purpleartichokes - 2007-01-26: 07:59:00
I hear ya! Verbotomy.com is a constant source of internetference with my work.