"hully gully" meaning in English

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Noun

Forms: hully gullies [plural], hully gullys [plural]
Head templates: {{en-noun|+|hully gullys|nolinkhead=1}} hully gully (plural hully gullies or hully gullys)
  1. A dance popular in the 1960s, commonly danced to the song Hully Gully; now often performed as a line dance. Categories (topical): Dances
    Sense id: en-hully_gully-en-noun-4Tk8co8q Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries

Inflected forms

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          "text": "Just like the dog but not so low\n Like the hully gully but not so slow\n Now baby swim, baby do the swim.",
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          "ref": "1964 July 15, The Australian, Sydney, page 20, column 3:",
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          "ref": "1965, Fred Sledge Smith, Cliff Goldsmith (lyrics and music), “Hully Gully”, in Beach Boys' Party!, performed by The Beach Boys:",
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