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okey

English

Etymology 1

Noun

okey (uncountable)

  1. A Turkish tile-based game.

See also

okey on Wikipedia.Wikipedia

Etymology 2

Pronunciation

Interjection

okey

  1. (dated) Alternative form of OK
  2. (internet slang, childish) Alternative form of OK

Anagrams

  • yoke

Malay

Etymology

From English okay.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /oke/
  • Rhymes: -ke, -e

Interjection

okey

  1. okay (Used to indicate agreement or acceptance)

Synonyms

  • baik

Spanish

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /?okei/, [?o.kei?]

Interjection

okey

  1. okay, OK

Noun

okey m (uncountable)

  1. okey (game)

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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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