"hokeypokey" meaning in English

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Noun

Forms: hokeypokeys [plural]
Head templates: {{en-noun|~}} hokeypokey (countable and uncountable, plural hokeypokeys)
  1. Alternative form of Hokey Pokey Tags: alt-of, alternative, countable, uncountable Alternative form of: Hokey Pokey Categories (topical): Dances
    Sense id: en-hokeypokey-en-noun-F7n0YGU4 Disambiguation of Dances: 45 55 Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, English entries with language name categories using raw markup, English entries with topic categories using raw markup, English reduplications Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 74 26 Disambiguation of English entries with language name categories using raw markup: 85 15 Disambiguation of English entries with topic categories using raw markup: 85 15 Disambiguation of English reduplications: 87 13
  2. Alternative form of hokey pokey (“New Zealand: honeycomb toffee; ice cream”) Tags: alt-of, alternative, countable, uncountable Alternative form of: hokey pokey (extra: New Zealand: honeycomb toffee; ice cream) Categories (topical): Dances
    Sense id: en-hokeypokey-en-noun-h7hSu4K8 Disambiguation of Dances: 45 55
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Synonyms: hokey cokey [UK], hokey tokey Related terms: hokey

Inflected forms

Download JSON data for hokeypokey meaning in English (2.7kB)

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