hokeypokey

noun

ˌhō-kē-ˈpō-kē How to pronounce hokeypokey (audio)
Definition of hokeypokeynext
as in nuts
language, behavior, or ideas that are absurd and contrary to good sense every year the legislature has to go through the same hokeypokey before it balances the state budget

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  1. nuts
  2. nonsense
  3. garbage
  4. blah
  5. rubbish
  6. stupidity
  7. drool
  8. jazz
Noun
  • Refrigerate overnight and then top with honey or maple syrup, fresh fruit, chocolate chips, coconut flakes or nuts.
    Lauryn Higgins, Parents, 2 Oct. 2024
  • Specifically, there's an amino acid in nuts and meat called L-arginine that becomes converted to nitric oxide in the body, which can increase blood flow.
    Daryl Austin, USA TODAY, 2 Oct. 2024
Definition of nuts
Noun
  • There is no nonsense in Ron Norsworthy’s gaze or tone.
    Essence, Essence, 5 Nov. 2024
  • And yeah, some of the items on his list are utter nonsense.
    Eric Miquelon, Forbes, 5 Nov. 2024
Definition of nonsense
Noun
  • The Paragon was one of few splits reliable enough to navigate through the garbage with a semblance of grace, all while encouraging riders to throw little spins, ride switch, and pop off rock-hard pillows without too much concern for landing stability.
    Outside Editors, Outside Online, 11 Nov. 2024
  • The citizens of this country are not garbage for wanting to be able to afford groceries and a nice place to live.
    Thomas G. Moukawsher, Newsweek, 5 Nov. 2024
Definition of garbage
Noun
  • Lighting Lighting is the jewelry of any room, so take down those blah builder grade fixtures and replace them with something magical.
    Sarah Lyon, Southern Living, 20 Oct. 2024
  • For all their blah stretches from the past six weeks and all the questions around their pitching, the Orioles went into Thursday tied with the Yankees for the best record in the American League and a hair behind the Phillies for the best record in baseball.
    Childs Walker, Baltimore Sun, 9 Aug. 2024
Definition of blah
Noun
  • Collins was mortified; the conga player was rubbish.
    Ryan Craig, Forbes, 20 Sep. 2024
  • Seven-year-old Maria and her mother live in their own loving but surreal world built on sorting through bins and collecting shiny rubbish into an overflowing house.
    Jill Goldsmith, Deadline, 6 Sep. 2024
Definition of rubbish
Noun
  • But in Judge’s intentionally crass lament (which somehow becomes more prescient and troublesome by the day), our rampant national boorishness and stupidity was sort of the point.
    Bilge Ebiri, Vulture, 15 Aug. 2024
  • The problem lies in the stupidity of the is original spec.
    Charlie Fink, Forbes, 24 Oct. 2024
Definition of stupidity
Noun
  • Nate Burleson to haters of NFL's promo clip featuring Taylor Swift: 'Wipe the drool off your tank top' Burleson didn't hold back while addressing the critics who decried seeing Swift in an NFL hype video.
    Alex Perry, The Enquirer, 6 Sep. 2024
  • The quick clip shows an angry and feral Xenomorph with dark sharp teeth and lips dripping with drool.
    Rosy Cordero, Deadline, 3 Sep. 2024
Definition of drool
Noun
  • San Francisco singer Sandy Cressman has played that essential role for the São Paulo mother-and-daughter team of jazz pianist/composer Débora Gurgel and vocalist Dani Gurgel.
    Andrew Gilbert, The Mercury News, 13 Nov. 2024
  • In the recent Saturday Night movie, which mythologizes the series’ turbulent birth, Gabrielle LaBelle (playing a young Michaels) gives a speech about how SNL should feel like a wild night out in the city, all jazz and revelry.
    Rebecca Alter, Vulture, 11 Nov. 2024
Definition of jazz
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