hokey-pokey

[ hoh-kee-poh-kee ]
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noun
  1. hocus-pocus; trickery.

  2. Often Hokey-Pokey . a dance performed in a circle, or a song describing the simple movements of the dance.

  1. ice cream as formerly sold by street vendors.

  2. New Zealand. a toffee-flavored candy or ice cream popular in New Zealand.

Trademark.
  1. Hokey-Pokey. a brand of white chocolate ice cream with honeycomb and caramel.

Origin of hokey-pokey

1
First recorded in 1840–50; variant of hocus-pocus

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British Dictionary definitions for hokey-pokey

hokey-pokey

/ (ˌhəʊkɪˈpəʊkɪ) /


noun
  1. NZ a brittle toffee sold in lumps

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