hokey
pronunciation
How to pronounce hokey in British English:
UK [ˈhəʊki]
How to pronounce hokey in American English:
US [ˈhoʊki]
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- Adjective:
- effusively or insincerely emotional
- artificially formal
Word Origin
- hokey (adj.)
- 1927, from hoke + -y (2). Related: Hokiness.
Example
- 1. That may sound hokey , but it 's true .
- 2. But don 't they seem so hokey ?
- 3. No hokey mouse messages here .
- 4. Lt 's not a hokey religious shrine .
- 5. Some of the songs on wayne 's latest recording seem sentimental , contrived and hokey .