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
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.
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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
Their fellow students are outraged by Clyde’s phony, hokey provocations against Jewish people and women, leaving Cartman feeling left out.
—Jason P. Frank, Vulture, 8 Aug. 2025
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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
Their fellow students are outraged by Clyde’s phony, hokey provocations against Jewish people and women, leaving Cartman feeling left out.
—Jason P. Frank, Vulture, 8 Aug. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for hokey
Adjective
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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
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Another scream for this bad, unabashedly cornball line.—
Evan Minsker,
Rolling Stone,
5 Sep. 2024
Adjective
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Warm, gauzy photographs depict a rustic kitchen hung with antique baskets and gleaming copper pots; militantly tidy arrangements of canapés; and a radiant young Stewart in a spotless white dress.—
Hannah Goldfield,
New Yorker,
3 Nov. 2025
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The cozy lodge rooms, rustic yet luxurious cabins, and glamping tents all nod to refined Canadiana—think wood headboards, plaid throw blankets, and woodsy touches like vintage snowshoes hanging on the wall.—
Lisa Kadane,
Travel + Leisure,
2 Nov. 2025
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Humor… never says anything corny.—
Andre Gee,
Rolling Stone,
31 Oct. 2025
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The special effects can look corny and the story overloads us with too many characters.—
Randy Myers,
Mercury News,
24 Oct. 2025
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“Hokey.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/hokey. Accessed 4 Nov. 2025.
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