hokey
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English[edit]
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Etymology[edit]
From the verb hoke (“to give an artificial feel to”), from hokum.
Pronunciation[edit]
Adjective[edit]
hokey (comparative hokier, superlative hokiest)
- (US, colloquial) Phony, as if a hoax; noticeably contrived; of obviously flimsy credibility or quality.
- When asked for his book report, Chad came up with a series of hokier and hokier excuses.
- I thought the windshield wiper blades were a little hokey when I saw their cheap packaging.
- (US, colloquial) Corny; overly or unbelievably sentimental.
- Synonyms: cheesy, kitschy
- Terry hated going to the cinema with Pat, she always chose hokey romantic comedies that made him want to gag.
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Translations[edit]
phony, obviously of flimsy credibility
corny, overly sentimental
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Further reading[edit]
- “hokey”, in Lexico, Dictionary.com; Oxford University Press, 2019–2022.
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