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hokeypokey definition

hokey·pokey or hokypoky ho′ky·po′ky (hō′kē pō′kē)

noun

  1. hocus-pocus; trickery
  2. a kind of ice cream or flavored ice formerly sold by street vendors
  3. a children's singing and dancing game

Etymology: altered < hocus-pocus

Webster's New World College Dictionary Copyright © 2009 by Wiley Publishing, Inc., Cleveland, Ohio.
Used by arrangement with John Wiley & Sons, Inc.

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