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hokey

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hok·ey  (hk)
adj. hok·i·er, hok·i·est Slang
1. Mawkishly sentimental; corny.
2. Noticeably contrived; artificial.
hoki·ly adv.
hoki·ness, hokey·ness n.
hokey [ˈhəʊkɪ]
adj Slang chiefly US and Canadian
1. corny; sentimental
2. contrived; phoney
[from hokum]
ThesaurusLegend:  Synonyms Related Words Antonyms
Adj.1.hokey - effusively or insincerely emotional; "a bathetic novel"; "maudlin expressions of sympathy"; "mushy effusiveness"; "a schmaltzy song"; "sentimental soap operas"; "slushy poetry"
kitschy, maudlin, mawkish, schmaltzy, schmalzy, bathetic, sentimental, slushy, soppy, soupy, mushy, drippy
emotional - of more than usual emotion; "his behavior was highly emotional"
2.hokey - artificially formal; "that artificial humility that her husband hated"; "contrived coyness"; "a stilted letter of acknowledgment"; "when people try to correct their speech they develop a stilted pronunciation"
stilted, artificial, contrived
affected, unnatural - speaking or behaving in an artificial way to make an impression
Translations
hokey
adj (US inf)
(= phoney) → künstlich; excuse → faul (inf); it’s hokey → das ist Quatsch
(= corny) excuse → abgedroschen; story, song → kitschig
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