hokey

Betekenis (Engels)

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

Concepten

flauw

melig

nep

slap

zwak

Synoniemen

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

Vertalingen

bidon

artificial

forçat

llagrimós

abgedroschen

gefühlsduselig

schmalzig

rührselig

sentimental

putzig

schnulzig

larmoyant

verkitscht

überkorrekt

afectat

Uitgesproken als (IPA)

/ˈhəʊki/

Etymologie (Engels)

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