as in rustical
tiresomely obvious and unsophisticated their father's sense of humor was hokey beyond belief and most people's endurance

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Recent Examples of hokey The delightful sets, ridiculous scenarios, and hokey alien encounters would’ve been enough to thrill any Trekker, but the performances bring the tribute to the next level. Steve Greene, IndieWire, 12 Apr. 2025 The Six Triple Eight, however, is 128 minutes of hokey dialogue, two-dimensional characterizations, and Susan Sarandon as Eleanor Roosevelt wearing false teeth straight out of a Party City going-out-of-business sale. Joe Reid, Vulture, 28 Feb. 2025 After the hokey show last year, the Academy this time at least tries to capture the Zen of the movie year. Bill Wyman, Vulture, 28 Feb. 2025 To gain her confidence, Arabella pretends to be Jewish (a hokey contrivance that Shakespeare would have approved of), and Indji shares the story of her banishment. Gal Beckerman, The Atlantic, 13 Jan. 2025 See All Example Sentences for hokey
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Adjective
  • There’s a fair share of cornball dialogue in Cornelius Uliano and Bryan Schulz’s screenplay, as well as an excess of reassuring schmaltz at the fadeout.
    Dennis Harvey, Variety, 3 Oct. 2024
  • Another scream for this bad, unabashedly cornball line.
    Evan Minsker, Rolling Stone, 5 Sep. 2024
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  • This is where the property’s main persona as a wedding venue really shines: Candlelit dinners in the Pavilion—rustic yet romantic with an oversized fireplace as its centerpiece—feel choreographed, in that tables are served course after course at roughly the same time.
    Alisha Prakash, Travel + Leisure, 11 May 2025
  • These pier mount lights have a bit of rustic appeal, taking notes from the original design of barn lights (plus, comes with a compatible post).
    Blake Bakkila, Architectural Digest, 29 Apr. 2025
Adjective
  • What is considered corny in some circles is masterful in others.
    Elana Rabinowitz, Chicago Tribune, 9 May 2025
  • The show itself is a caricature of true crime — the corny narrator, cringe-worthy B-roll, exoticism, and cheesy music.
    John J. Lennon, Vulture, 30 Apr. 2025

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“Hokey.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/hokey. Accessed 25 May. 2025.

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