hokey
English
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editEtymology
editFrom the verb hoke (“to give an artificial feel to”), from hokum.
Pronunciation
edit- (Received Pronunciation) IPA(key): /ˈhəʊki/
- Rhymes: -əʊki
- (US) IPA(key): /ˈhoʊki/
Audio (Midland US, male voice): (file)
Adjective
edithokey (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.
Related terms
editTranslations
editphony, obviously of flimsy credibility
corny, overly sentimental
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See also
editFurther reading
edit- “hokey”, in Lexico, Dictionary.com; Oxford University Press, 2019–2022.