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- [hoh-kee poh-kee]
- /ˈhoʊ ki ˈpoʊ ki/
- /ˈhoki ˈpoki/
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- [hoh-kee poh-kee]
- /ˈhoʊ ki ˈpoʊ ki/
Definitions of hokey-pokey word
- noun hokey-pokey hocus-pocus; trickery. 1
- noun hokey-pokey Often, Hokey-Pokey. a dance performed in a circle, or a song describing the simple movements of the dance. 1
- noun hokey-pokey ice cream as formerly sold by street vendors. 1
- noun hokey-pokey New Zealand. a toffee-flavored candy or ice cream popular in New Zealand. 1
- noun hokey-pokey a brittle toffee sold in lumps 0
- noun hokey-pokey 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 all about. 0
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Origin of hokey-pokey
First appearance:
before 1840 One of the 33% newest English words
First recorded in 1840-50; variant of hocus-pocus
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Parts of speech for Hokey-pokey
noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
hokey-pokey popularity
A pretty common term. Usually people know it’s meaning, but prefer to use a more spread out synonym. About 31% of English native speakers know the meaning and use word.
According to our data about 73% of words is more used. This is a rare but used term. It occurs in the pages of specialized literature and in the speech of educated people.
Synonyms for hokey-pokey
noun hokey-pokey
- amour — An amour is a love affair, especially one which is kept secret.
- chicanery — Chicanery is using cleverness to cheat people.
- dalliance — If two people have a brief romantic relationship, you can say that they have a dalliance with each other, especially if they do not take it seriously.
- deception — Deception is the act of deceiving someone or the state of being deceived by someone.
- dirty pool — unethical, unfair, or unsportsmanlike conduct.
Antonyms for hokey-pokey
noun hokey-pokey
- faithfulness — strict or thorough in the performance of duty: a faithful worker.
- honesty — the quality or fact of being honest; uprightness and fairness.
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