hokey cokey
Noun
Meaning
Hokey Cokey
(UK) A group dance performed in a circle, in which people move various of their body parts in and out of the middle, and shake them about.
hokey cokey (plural hokey cokeys)
Alternative spelling of Hokey Cokey
Synonyms
Examples
You put your right arm in, Your right arm out In, out, in, out and shake it all about. You do the hokey cokey and you turn around, And that's what it's all about.
Others compared it to rhymes such as "Head, Shoulders, Knees and Toes" and "Hokey Cokey", suggesting the slogan was childish.