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hokey

English

Alternative forms

  • hokie, hoaky, hoky

Etymology

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

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /?h??ki/
  • (US) IPA: /?ho?ki/
    Rhymes: -??ki

Adjective

hokey (comparative hokier, superlative hokiest)

  1. (US, colloquial) phony, as if a hoax; noticeably contrived; of obviously flimsy credibility or quality
  2. (US, colloquial) corny; overly or unbelievably sentimental
    Synonyms: cheesy, kitschy

Related terms

  • hokiness
  • hoke
  • hokum

Translations

See also

  • Hokey Cokey
  • hokeypokey
  • hokey-tokey

Further reading

  • “hokey”, in Lexico, Dictionary.com; Oxford University Press, 2019–present.

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hookey

English

Pronunciation

  • Rhymes: -?ki

Noun

hookey (uncountable)

  1. Truancy, especially from school.

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