hokey

Signification (Anglais)

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

Concepts

bidon
affété
artificiel
collet monté
démonstratif
hystérique
larmoyant
magnifique
maniéré
précieux
sentimental
cucul la praline
emprunté
mélo
mièvre
pleurnicheur
affecté
histrionique
Synonymes

artificial
C1
kitschy
slushy
maudlin
43k
soupy
schmalzy
bathetic
mawkish
drippy
mushy
C2
contrived
32k
sentimental
C1
stilted
schmaltzy
soppy
38k
stagy
synthetic
C2
unauthentic
artsy-craftsy
arty-crafty
la-di-da
45k
niminy-piminy
schmaltzy
affected
B2
soppy
38k
artful
38k
arty
26k
bastard
A2
chintzy
corny
C2
dainty
23k
gilded
28k
inauthentic
mannered
43k
meretricious
plummy
sloppiness
spurious
46k
stagey
Traductions

artificial
forçat
rührselig

llagrimós

abgedroschen

gefühlsduselig

afectat
schmalzig
sentimental
putzig
schnulzig
larmoyant

verkitscht

überkorrekt

artificial
Fréquence

35k
Prononcé comme (IPA)
/ˈhəʊki/
Étymologie (Anglais)

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

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