hokey-cokey
noun/ˌhəʊki ˈkəʊki/
/ˌhəʊki ˈkəʊki/
(British English) (North American English hokey-pokey
/ˌhəʊki ˈpəʊki/
/ˌhəʊki ˈpəʊki/
)- a dance in which people stand in a circle and make movements with their arms and legs while singing; the music for this danceWord Origin1940s: perhaps from hocus-pocus.
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