hokeyness

noun

variants or hokiness
as in corniness

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Recent Examples of hokeyness The direction of Michael Greif and Schele Williams valiantly tries to contain the material’s hokiness without undercutting the wishfulness that lies at the heart of the story’s broad emotional appeal. — Theater Critic, Los Angeles Times, 9 Jan. 2026 This is a movie about storytelling that both undermines and embraces the whole idea of storytelling, winking at the hokiness of fairy tales while still believing in them — a satire of the Happily Ever After story and also a prime example of the genre. — Will Leitch, Vulture, 16 Dec. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for hokeyness
  1. corniness
  2. schmaltz
  3. corn
Noun
  • The basics of investing are set out in accessible, but not childish, terms, and the little tutorials are free of any hint of edutainment or corniness.
    — Marie Sapirie, Forbes.com, 20 July 2026
  • Even the weddings that work overtime to prevent a kind of corniness from slipping in wind up being twice as corny in their own way.
    — Fran Hoepfner, Vulture, 26 June 2026
Definition of corniness
Noun
  • Manzano also likes to slowly render the skin to make schmaltz.
    — Riley Wofford, Martha Stewart, 19 July 2026
  • Maybe a better balance would’ve kept the finale from descending into schmaltz.
    — Ben Travers, IndieWire, 26 June 2026
Definition of schmaltz
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  • The dirty vegan takes a different kick, with kale noodles in a savory, creamy vegan broth topped with corn, steamed tofu, rolled tofu skin, sliced green onions and seasonal vegetables.
    — Justin Brown, AJC.com, 26 July 2026
  • Elburn resident Dave Burroughs was charged with overseeing the task of boiling the corn at the fest.
    — David Sharos, Chicago Tribune, 26 July 2026
Definition of corn

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