Phrase guide
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noun
Alternative spelling of Hokey Pokey (“dance”).
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: alt-of, alternative, uncountable, usually
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noun
A confection made from golden syrup, white sugar, and baking soda; honeycomb toffee
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: New-Zealand, uncountable, usually
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noun
Vanilla ice cream with small pieces of honeycomb toffee.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: New-Zealand, uncountable, usually
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noun
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.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: Australia, Canada, US
Qualifier: preceded by definite article
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History
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.
