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hully-gully

hully-gully is the alternative form of hully gully.

Meaning of hully gully

Noun

hully gully (plural hully gullies or hully gullys)

  1. A dance popular in the 1960s, commonly danced to the song Hully Gully; now often performed as a line dance.
    • Just like the dog but not so low
      Like the hully gully but not so slow
      Now baby swim, baby do the swim.1964, “C'mon and Swim”, Thomas Coman and Sylvester Stewart (Sly Stone) (lyrics), performed by Bobby Freeman

Forms of hully-gully

pluralhully-gullies

Questions about hully-gully

What is hully-gully the alternative form of?
Hully-gully is the alternative form of hully gully.

Words near hully-gully in the dictionary

  1. hully
  2. hully gee
  3. hully gullies
  4. hully gully
  5. hully gullys
  6. hully-gully
  7. Hulme
  8. Hulme End
  9. Hulmes
  10. hulock
  11. hulocks

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