hokey

Meaning

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

Frequency

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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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