Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

hokeypokey

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: 0.00 in modern English

Syllables: hokey-pokey
IPA

29

Scrabble Score

10

Letters

2

Syllables

6

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

Alternative form of Hokey Pokey.

Countable; Uncountable

noun

Alternative form of hokey pokey (“New Zealand: honeycomb toffee; ice cream”).

Countable; Uncountable

Example Sentences

"So he choreographs each event depending on the crowd, starting with something to learn the drill, like “Marching Through Georgia,” working in something to loosen people up like the hokeypokey, and probably a contra dance (long lines, not squares) like the Virginia reel."

Usage

Inflected Forms

hokeypokeys (plural)

Frequently Paired Words

hokey

Synonyms

hokey cokey hokey tokey

Questions

What does hokeypokey mean?: Alternative form of Hokey Pokey.

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