English

Alternative forms

• hokey-pokey

Noun

hokeypokey ‎(uncountable)

1. (US) 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.
   • 2008 June 19, Peter Applebome, “At 91, He Isn’t Ready for the Last Dance Just Yet”, in New York Times:

     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.

Synonyms

• hokey cokey
• hokey tokey

See also

• hokey