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hokeypokey en · NOUN
Meanings
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(alt-of, alternative, countable, uncountable) Alternative form of Hokey Pokey.
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.
2008 June 19, Peter Applebome, “At 91, He Isn’t Ready for the Last Dance Just Yet”, in New York Times:
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(alt-of, alternative, countable, uncountable) Alternative form of hokey pokey (“New Zealand: honeycomb toffee; ice cream”).
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Relateds
hokey
Synonyms
hokey tokey · hokey cokey