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- Dictionaryhokey/ˈhəʊki/
adjective
- 1. mawkishly sentimental: informal North American "a hokey tear-jerker"
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Hokey means corny or obviously contrived, as in a melodrama or an excuse. Learn more about the word history, synonyms, examples, and usage of hokey from Merriam-Webster dictionary.
Hokey is an adjective that means too emotional or artificial and therefore difficult to believe. It is often used to describe movies, music or stories. Learn more about its usage, pronunciation and translations.
Something that's hokey is silly and sentimental — you could also call it "sappy" or "mawkish." A hokey speech is more likely to make people roll their eyes and squirm than to make them cry. You can buy your friend a hokey birthday card as a joke, or read her a hokey poem to make her laugh.
Hokey definition: overly sentimental; mawkish. See examples of HOKEY used in a sentence.
HOKEY meaning: 1. too emotional or artificial and therefore difficult to believe: 2. too emotional or artificial…. Learn more.
Hokey means corny, sentimental, or contrived, often used in slang. Find out the origin, usage, and examples of hokey and its related words, such as hokum, schmaltzy, and mushy.
Jun 8, 2024 · Adjective. [ edit] hokey ( comparative hokier, superlative hokiest) ( US, colloquial) Phony, as if a hoax; noticeably contrived; of obviously flimsy credibility or quality. When asked for his book report, Chad came up with a series of hokier and hokier excuses.
