Kiwi Word of the Day #9 – Hokey Pokey

You put your right hand in, you put your right hand out. Put it back in again, but this time you shake it. Do the hokey pokey and turn yourself around…

In New Zealand, whenever you hear the words “Hokey Pokey” (actually quite frequently), odds are that nobody’s dancing. Come to think of it, I’m not sure if the Kiwis even know “what it’s all about.”

Hokey Pokey – also known as honeycomb toffee, frequently found in chocolate bars and as its own ice cream flavor.