hokey-pokey

[hoh-kee-poh-kee] / ˈhoʊ kiˈpoʊ ki /

NOUN

hanky-panky

Synonyms

WEAK

amour chicane chicanery dalliance deception devilry dirty pool double-dealing fling flirtation fooling around fourberie fraud funny business hankie-pankie knavery liaison love affair machinations mischief monkey business romance sexual activity sharp practice shenanigans skullduggery subterfuge trickery

Antonyms

WEAK

faithfulness honesty

NOUN

monkey business

Synonyms

WEAK

absurdity absurdness antics buffoonery carrying-on clowning around craziness disobedience foolery foolishness hanky-panky high jinks horse feathers horseplay inanity insanity irresponsibility ludicrousness lunacy misbehavior mischief mischief-making monkeyshine nonsense poppycock prank silliness stupidity tommyrot

Example Sentences

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Hoky-poky, hō′ki-pō′ki, n. a kind of ice-cream sold on the streets.

From Chambers's Twentieth Century Dictionary (part 2 of 4: E-M) by Various