variants
or hokiness
as in corniness
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Recent Examples of hokeyness
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.
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Will Leitch, Vulture, 13 Sep. 2025
Will Leitch, Vulture, 13 Sep. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for hokeyness
Noun
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Why bother funneling all of that through Hollywood’s pomp and corniness into a movie that’s only half good?—
Andy Greene,
Rolling Stone,
27 Oct. 2025
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Miranda, whose corniness has become a staple meme thanks to Gen Z, seems to be leaning into being an internet fixation.—
Jason P. Frank,
Vulture,
17 Oct. 2025
Noun
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What a shame that what resulted is such plasticky schmaltz, a movie that could easily have been based on a once-trendy inspirational Instagram account, Rupi Kaur meets Dallas Clayton by way of a Claritin ad.—
Richard Lawson,
HollywoodReporter,
16 Sep. 2025
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Eternity didn’t need to be a melodrama, but sometimes a little schmaltz goes a long way.—
Hershal Pandya,
Vulture,
9 Sep. 2025
Noun
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Examples of insoluble fiber in supplements include cellulose, corn bran, and lignins.—
Merve Ceylan,
Health,
7 Nov. 2025
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Think yellowtail Hamachi crudo in corn milk leche de tigre, ricotta cavatelli with braised beef and lion’s mane mushrooms and za’atar spice butternut squash.—
Nevin Martell,
USA Today,
7 Nov. 2025
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“Hokeyness.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/hokeyness. Accessed 26 Nov. 2025.
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