/ ˌhəʊki ˈkəʊki; NAmE ˌhoʊki ˈkoʊki/ ( BrE ) ( NAmE hokey-pokey /ˌhəʊki ˈpəʊki; NAmE ˌhoʊki ˈpoʊki/) noun
a dance in which people stand in a circle and make movements with their arms and legs while singing; the music for this dance
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WORD ORIGIN
1940s: perhaps from hocus-pocus .