Hokey
/ˈhəʊki/ adj, slang
adj, slang ·Moderate ·High school level
Definitions
Adjective
- 1 Phony, as if a hoax; noticeably contrived; of obviously flimsy credibility or quality. US, colloquial
"When asked for his book report, Chad came up with a series of hokier and hokier excuses."
- 2 Corny; overly or unbelievably sentimental. US, colloquial
"Terry hated going to the cinema with Pat; she always chose hokey romantic comedies that made him want to gag."
Adjective
- 1 artificially formal wordnet
- 2 effusively or insincerely emotional wordnet
Example
More examples"How can you stomach that hokey docusoap?"
Etymology
From the verb hoke (“to give an artificial feel to”), from hokum.