hokey

Significat (Anglès)

1. (US, colloquial) Phony, as if a hoax; noticeably contrived; of obviously flimsy credibility or quality.
2. (US, colloquial) Corny; overly or unbelievably sentimental.

Conceptes

artificial

forçat

afectat

llagrimós

Sinònims

artificial

kitschy

slushy

maudlin

soupy

schmalzy

bathetic

mawkish

drippy

mushy

contrived

sentimental

stilted

schmaltzy

soppy

stagy

synthetic

unauthentic

artsy-craftsy

arty-crafty

la-di-da

niminy-piminy

schmaltzy

affected

soppy

artful

arty

bastard

chintzy

corny

dainty

gilded

inauthentic

mannered

meretricious

plummy

sloppiness

spurious

stagey

Traduccions

artificial

bidon

gefühlsduselig

schmalzig

sentimental

putzig

larmoyant

schnulzig

verkitscht

überkorrekt

affecté

affété

artificiel

rührselig

abgedroschen

Pronunciat com a (IPA)

/ˈhəʊki/

Etimologia (Anglès)

From the verb hoke (“to give an artificial feel to”), from hokum.