"Hokey Cokey" meaning in English

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Noun

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  1. (UK) A group dance performed in a circle, in which people move various of their body parts in and out of the middle, and shake them about. Tags: UK Categories (topical): Dances Synonyms: hinkumbooby [obsolete], hokey pokey, hokey-pokey, hokeypokey, Hokey Pokey, hokey tokey, Okey Cokey
    Sense id: en-Hokey_Cokey-en-noun-6IokEMxY Categories (other): British English, English entries with incorrect language header, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries

Alternative forms

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