hokey cokey
Britishnoun
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Catherine, Princess of Wales, joined families in Falmouth doing the hokey cokey during the visit.
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West Ham lost, but the Hammers were doing the Hokey Cokey up and down the aisles.
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Various reasons - serious illness, concussion, questionable selections and performance - have meant the England spinner's Test career reads like the lyrics to the Hokey Cokey.
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"It's been like the Hokey Cokey hasn't it? We're sort of in and we're out," she said.
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Impromptu music should not have surprised anyone, given the party's campaign pledge to set up an inquiry to find out "if the Hokey Cokey is really what it's all about".
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