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hokey-pokey

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Concise Oxford English Dictionary © 2008 Oxford University Press:
hokey-pokey/həʊkiˈpəʊki/

▶noun informal

1 dated ice cream sold by Italian street vendors.

2 US term for hokey-cokey.

– origin C19: of unknown origin.

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