hokeypokey

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A form of hokey pokey — A confection made from golden syrup, white sugar, and baking soda; honeycomb toffee

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hokey cokeyhokey tokey
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Meanings

nounhokeypokey (countable and uncountable, plural hokeypokeys)

plural hokeypokeys

  1. alternativecountableuncountableAlternative 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
  2. alternativecountableuncountableAlternative form of hokey pokey (“New Zealand: honeycomb toffee; ice cream”).

Synonyms & antonyms

Also see
hokey cokey
Cite this entry
APA

hokeypokey. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/hokeypokey

MLA

“hokeypokey.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/hokeypokey. Accessed November 4, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “hokeypokey,” accessed November 4, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/hokeypokey.

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