Hokeypokey

noun

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Noun
  1. 1
    Alternative form of Hokey Pokey. alt-of, alternative, countable, uncountable

    "So he choreographs each event depending on the crowd, starting with something to learn the drill, like “Marching Through Georgia,” working in something to loosen people up like the hokeypokey, and probably a contra dance (long lines, not squares) like the Virginia reel."

  2. 2
    Alternative form of hokey pokey (“New Zealand: honeycomb toffee; ice cream”). alt-of, alternative, countable, uncountable

Synonyms

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hokey cokeyhokey cokeyhokey tokeyhokey tokey

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"So he choreographs each event depending on the crowd, starting with something to learn the drill, like “Marching Through Georgia,” working in something to loosen people up like the hokeypokey, and probably a contra dance (long lines, not squares) like the Virginia reel."

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