hokier; hokiest
1
: corny entry 1 sense 1
the usual hokey melodrama
2
: obviously contrived : phony
the plots are tricky but not hokey—
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She gave us some hokey excuse for being late.
their father's sense of humor was hokey beyond belief and most people's endurance
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Flanagan's film leans into some of the hokey aspects of the story that Kubrick rejected in favor of a much colder sort of horror.
—James Grebey, Time, 12 Sep. 2025
Surrounded by a bunch of big, hokey hooks from veterans and newcomers of the pop-country elite—Daris Rucker, Luke Combs, Thomas Rhett—and an army of songwriters, BigX goes through the ups and downs of a broken heart.
—Alphonse Pierre, Pitchfork, 28 Aug. 2025
The actual reveal was hokey and preposterous.
—Erik Kain, Forbes.com, 22 Aug. 2025
Despite a few hokey reenactments, the series is compellingly illustrated.
—Aramide Tinubu, Variety, 15 Aug. 2025
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James Grebey, Time, 12 Sep. 2025
Surrounded by a bunch of big, hokey hooks from veterans and newcomers of the pop-country elite—Daris Rucker, Luke Combs, Thomas Rhett—and an army of songwriters, BigX goes through the ups and downs of a broken heart.
—Alphonse Pierre, Pitchfork, 28 Aug. 2025
The actual reveal was hokey and preposterous.
—Erik Kain, Forbes.com, 22 Aug. 2025
Despite a few hokey reenactments, the series is compellingly illustrated.
—Aramide Tinubu, Variety, 15 Aug. 2025
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“Hokey.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/hokey. Accessed 16 Sep. 2025.
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