Meaning & Definition of Hokey in English
English⟶
Hokey
/hoʊki/
adjective
1. Effusively or insincerely emotional
- "A bathetic novel"
- "Maudlin expressions of sympathy"
- "Mushy effusiveness"
- "A schmaltzy song"
- "Sentimental soap operas"
- "Slushy poetry"
synonym:
- bathetic,
- drippy,
- hokey,
- maudlin,
- mawkish,
- kitschy,
- mushy,
- schmaltzy,
- schmalzy,
- sentimental,
- soppy,
- soupy,
- slushy
2. 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"
synonym:
- artificial,
- contrived,
- hokey,
- stilted