Definition of hokey
hokier
;hokiest
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Examples of hokey in a Sentence
She gave us some hokey excuse for being late.
their father's sense of humor was hokey beyond belief and most people's endurance
Recent Examples of hokey from the Web
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Like some hokey primetime plot, Barry Diller's quest for media moguldom needed a third act.
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First Known Use of hokey
1927
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playDefinition of hokey for English Language Learners
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: obviously fake
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: very silly, old-fashioned, or sentimental
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