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Meaning of hokey in English
Pronunciation
/ˈhoʊki/
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Classifying Adjective
hokey
Definitions
1.
effusively or insincerely emotional
Examples
« a bathetic novel »
« maudlin expressons of sympathy »
« mushy effusiveness »
« a schmaltzy song »
« sentimental soap operas »
« slushy poetry »
Synonyms
emotional
2.
artificially formal
Examples
« 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 pronunciation »
Synonyms
affected
unnatural