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Akdom Posted 15 years ago
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Hokey Pokey (Hokie Pokie)

I didn't go to kindergarten in US, and this kid's song puzzles me for a long time. 
What in the world is this Hokey Pokey thing? 
Hokie Pokie? I found that it used to mean "ice cream". but what does it mean now? 
what are the kids doing when then do hokey pokey? 
You put your right foot in,
You put your right foot out;
You put your right foot in,
And you shake it all about.
You do the Hokey-Pokey,
And you turn yourself around.
That's what it's all about!
  

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It's just the name of the dance.

— CSnyder

  • It's just the name of the dance.
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It's just the name of the dance.
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Aaargh -- I always hated the Hokey Pokey!! Here's what it looks like:

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Thanks for replying.....but, I know it's a dance. Is there a meaning of this term?
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Hokey-pokey has no meaning except for the name of the dance.
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Here in New Zealand the dance is called the Hokey-Tokey, because Hokey Pokey is, as you say, a type of ice-cream. The name itself has no meaning - it is simply a nonsense word.
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The Hokey-Pokey... it's what it's all about. Like 42 Emotion: rofl
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It's the (H)okey Cokey in British English.

Did you know that the composer of the song died recently?

The undertakers had a bit of a problem getting his body into the coffin. They put his left leg in and his left leg came out; they put his right leg in and his right leg came out, ....
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Just a metaphysical note: What if that really is what it's all about?
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fivejedjonIt's the (H)okey Cokey in British English.Did you know that the composer of the song died recently?The undertakers had a bit of a problem getting his body into the coffin. They put his left leg in and his left leg came out; they put his right leg in and his right leg came out, ....
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It's about learning to turn yourself around
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