hokey-pokey
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hokey-pokey
(ˌhəʊkɪˈpəʊkɪ)orhoky-poky
n
1. another word forhocus-pocus1,hocus-pocus2
2. (Cookery)NZ a brittle toffee sold in lumps
Collins English Dictionary – Complete and Unabridged, 12th Edition 2014 © HarperCollins Publishers 1991, 1994, 1998, 2000, 2003, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2011, 2014
ho•key-po•key
(ˈhoʊ kiˈpoʊ ki)n.
hocus-pocus; trickery.
Random House Kernerman Webster's College Dictionary, © 2010 K Dictionaries Ltd. Copyright 2005, 1997, 1991 by Random House, Inc. All rights reserved.
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He made the sandwiches quickly in a tin mould." According to the article, in the beginning, the sandwich seller was known as a 'hokey-pokey vendor'.
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