What does hokey mean in English? Meaning of hokey definition and abbreviation with examples.
Meaning of "hokey": effusively or insincerely emotional
Adjective
Meaning: effusively or insincerely emotionalExample: a bathetic novel
maudlin expressions of sympathy
mushy effusiveness
a schmaltzy song
sentimental soap operas
slushy poetrySynonyms: bathetic
drippy
hokey
kitschy
maudlin
mawkish
mushy
schmaltzy
schmalzy
sentimental
slushy
soppy
soupySimilar: emotionalPronunciation in US: /ˈhoʊki/ Sorry, your browser either has JavaScript disabled or does not have any supported player. You can download the clip or download a player to play the clip in your browser. help Rhymes
Meaning of "hokey": artificially formal
Adjective
Meaning: artificially formalExample: that artificial humility that her husband hated
contrived coyness
a stilted letter of acknowledgment
when people try to correct their speech they develop a stilted pronunciationSynonyms: artificial
contrived
hokey
stiltedSimilar: affected
unnaturalPronunciation in US: /ˈhoʊki/ Sorry, your browser either has JavaScript disabled or does not have any supported player. You can download the clip or download a player to play the clip in your browser. help Rhymes
Adjective: (US, colloquial) phony, as if a hoax; noticeably contrived; of obviously flimsy credibility or quality When asked for his book report, Chad came up a series of hokier and hokier excuses, until he finally admitted that he hadn’t done it at all. I thought the bargain-priced windshield wiper blades were a little hokey when I saw their cheap packaging, but when they flew off the end of the wiper during a rainstorm, I knew for sure.When asked for his book report, Chad came up a series of hokier and hokier excuses, until he finally admitted that he hadn’t done it at all.I thought the bargain-priced windshield wiper blades were a little hokey when I saw their cheap packaging, but when they flew off the end of the wiper during a rainstorm, I knew for sure.(US, colloquial) corny; overly or unbelievably sentimental Terry hated going to the cinema with Pat, as Pat always chose hokey romantic comedies that made Terry want to gag.Terry hated going to the cinema with Pat, as Pat always chose hokey romantic comedies that made Terry want to gag.Synonyms:
banal, commonplace, dull, feeble, hackneyed, mawkish, old hat, old-fashioned, sentimental, shopworn, stale, trite,
