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Hokey

//ˈhəʊki// adj, slang

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Adjective
  1. 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. 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. 1
    artificially formal wordnet
  2. 2
    effusively or insincerely emotional wordnet

Etymology

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

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