hokey
Meaning
- (colloquial) Phony, as if a hoax; noticeably contrived; of obviously flimsy credibility or quality.
- (colloquial) Corny; overly or unbelievably sentimental.
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Pronounced as (IPA)
/ˈhəʊki/
Etymology
From the verb hoke (“to give an artificial feel to”), from hokum.
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