Hokey
Pronunciation
- USRhymes: -əʊki
Origin
From the verb hoke ("to give an artificial feel to"), from hokum.
Full definition of hokey
Adjective
hokey
- (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.
- (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.