hokey pokey
kiˈpoʊ noun
1.
hocus-pocus; trickery.
2.
ice cream as formerly sold by street vendors.
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| —n | |
| 1. | hocus-pocus another word for hocus-pocus |
| 2. | (NZ) a brittle toffee sold in lumps |
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Hokey pokey
is always a great word to know.
So is ninnyhammer. Does it mean:
| a fool or simpleton; ninny. |
| a calculus or concretion found in the stomach or intestines of certain animals, esp. ruminants, formerly reputed to be an effective remedy for poison. |
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Word Origin & History
hokey-pokey
1847, "false cheap material," alteration of hocus-pocus. Applied especially to cheap ice cream sold by street vendors (1884).
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