hokey

hok·ey

adj \ˈhō-kē\

hok·i·erhok·i·est

Definition of HOKEY

1

: ¹corny 3 <the usual hokey melodrama>

2

: obviously contrived : phony <the plots are tricky but not hokey — Cleveland Amory>

— hok·ey·ness or hok·i·ness \ˈhō-kē-nəs\ noun

— hok·i·ly \ˈhō-kə-lē\ adverb

Examples of HOKEY

1. She gave us some hokey excuse for being late.
2. <their father's sense of humor was hokey beyond belief and most people's endurance>

First Known Use of HOKEY

1927

Related to HOKEY

Synonyms: cornball, corn-fed, cornpone, corny

Related Words: countrified (also countryfied), down-home, folksy, rustic (also rustical); hick, hickish

Near Antonyms: cosmopolitan, smart, sophisticated, worldly, worldly-wise; hip, trendy, with-it

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Rhymes with HOKEY

choky, croaky, folkie, jokey, Loki, poky, smoky, troche, yolky