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Pooky/Pookie

Posted by Quinn on November 22, 2002

In Reply to: Pooky/Pookie posted by Woodchuck on November 22, 2002

: Try as I might, I can not find the origin of the endearment. A friend said she thought there was a comic strip or fictional character at one time called "Ooky Pooky," but again, I can find no reference to it. Anyone?

Couldn't that be 'Hokey Pokey'?

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