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hokey-pokey

Pronunciation: /həʊkɪˈpəʊki/

Definition of hokey-pokey

noun

informal
  • 1 [mass noun] dated ice cream sold on the street, especially by Italian street vendors.
  • NZ a kind of brittle toffee or a type of toffee-flavoured ice cream: she got me a double cone of hokey pokey
  • 2US deception; trickery.

Origin:

late 19th century: of unknown origin

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