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(hō'kē)

adj. Slang, -i·er, -i·est.

Mawkishly sentimental; corny.
Noticeably contrived; artificial.

hokily hok'i·ly adv.
hokiness hok'i·ness or hok'ey·ness n.

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adjective
Also hokie, hoky Also hokie, hoky
adjective, orig US

Sentimental, melodramatic, artificial. (1945 —) .
Rolling Stone A closing piece [on a record], 'Sometimes', is embarrassingly hokey (1971).

[From hoke verb or hokum noun + -y.]

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