1. another word for hocus-pocus (sense 1), hocus-pocus (sense 2)
2. New Zealand
a brittle toffee sold in lumps
hokey-pokey in American English
(ˈhoukiˈpouki)
noun
1.
hocus-pocus; trickery
2.
ice cream as formerly sold by street vendors
Word origin
[1840–50; var. of hocus-pocus]This word is first recorded in the period 1840–50. Other words that entered Englishat around the same time include: colloid, dope, layout, plaque, striation