hokey

Speech parts

1. hokey - Adjective

2. hokey - Adjective Satellite

Meaning

artificially formal

effusively or insincerely emotional

Source: WordNet

Synonyms

soupy artificial sentimental contrived mushy slushy sappy mawkish stilted maudlin soppy bathetic drippy schmaltzy kitschy
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Antonyms

down-to-earth natural controlled cold DRY distant
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Related terms

hokum hoke hokiness

Examples

Whoa, boy, he told himself. Golden Rule for Demigods: Thou shalt not Hokey Pokey with psychos. Rick Riordan

The Hokey Pokey. Think about it. At the end of the song, what do we learn? What is it all about?... You put your whole self in! Martin de Maat

Winston was a bit of a challenge, all right, from a lot of different perspectives. It wasn't just the culture or the class divide or the historical baggage - it was also the age difference. We had to see if I could be aged-up legitimately, without it becoming some sort of hokey acting challenge. Brendan Gleeson

I know it sounds hokey but I think, ultimately, on television you can't hide who you are. Robert Urich

You put your right arm in, Your right arm out In, out, in, out and shake it all about. You do the hokey cokey and you turn around, And that's what it's all about. Al Tabor

In the little town where I live in Hampshire County, Massachusetts, we now have a 'Public Safety Complex' around the corner from what used to be our hokey Andy Griffith-esque fire station. Rachel Maddow

Close letter words and terms

hoke up hokeday hoker hokey cokey hokey pokey hokey tokey