Hokey Pokey

== English == === Alternative forms === hokey pokey hokey-pokey hokeypokey === Etymology === Unknown, compare the earlier-attested names for similar group circle dances from which the modern dance seems to have evolved, hinkumbooby from the 19th century and hankin booby from the 16th. === Pronunciation === (US) IPA(key): /hoʊ̯ki poʊ̯ki/ === Noun === Hokey Pokey (US, Canada, Australia, preceded by definite article) A group dance performed in a circle, in which people move a variety of their body parts in and out of the middle, and shake them about. ==== Synonyms ==== Hokey Cokey (UK) hokey tokey ==== See also ==== hokey