Definition of hokey in English:

hokey

adjectivehokier, hokiest ˈhəʊkiˈhoʊki

North American informal

1Mawkishly sentimental.
〈北美，非正式〉虚情假意的，矫揉造作的
a hokey tear-jerker
矫揉造作的眼泪制造者。
Example sentencesExamples
- Barlow also prefers writing songs about issues that currently plague the world, rather than hokey love songs.
- It may sound hokey, but the mental shift worked.
- It's odd in a hokey nostalgic way I just can't describe.
- Most often this group is targeted with a single approach, a somewhat corny or hokey jingle and stock message.
- It's definitely not hokey or unsuitably romantic or otherwise tacky or out of date.
- Would it be too hokey to say that I'm only hungry for you?
- It's a little hokey, but the approach is sensible and sound.
- I just think everyone associates with Christmas, in terms of coming together, in terms of - you know, to be really hokey, in terms of love and goodwill.
- That saying about laughter being the best medicine is hokey but true, especially for shaking the blues.
- Well sure it's a bit corny, and even frequently hokey, but it's fun, too.
- It's cheesy, hokey, melodramatic and superficial.
- It should have sounded hokey, a sentiment like that, but from him, it even seemed slightly impressive.
- But that's what friends are for, corny and hokey as that sounds.
- This is exactly the hokey kinda song that only Lee can get away with.
- It's difficult to describe the plot of film without making it sound hokey and mawkish.
- A little hokey, but those kids will remember it for the rest of their lives.
- The fact that Mitch had gone up to the stage and sang some hokey karaoke song love song, his eyes glimpsing again and again at Jess, had only egged Lynn on.
- This might seem hokey, but a love letter laced with concern can be quite effective.
- It might sound hokey, but drawing has been really helpful for me - not only for dealing with emotions but in helping me get back into my artwork again.
- For the most part Daniela is not hokey or cheesy, as many performers who dip into these waters can be.
Synonyms
mawkish, over-sentimental, overemotional, cloying, sickly, saccharine, sugary, sugar-coated, syrupy
1. 1.1 Noticeably contrived.
  明显不自然的，显然人为的
  a hokey country-western accent
  明显不自然的西部乡村口音。
  Example sentencesExamples
  The audience is on the edge of its seat - or, would be, if the whole movie's premise weren't so damn hokey to begin with.
  Few things are harder to create convincingly than an album of rhyming spoken word - it's hard not to sound pretentious, derivative or hokey.
  He does well connecting with a scene, but often comes across as melodramatic and hokey in this silly musical.
  Some of the scenes are excessively hokey, like the oversized LED-enhanced belt buckles that allow the aliens to create neural fields, or something like that, that temporarily paralyze the humans.
  Personally, I didn't even like the first one, too much hokey action and not enough philosophy, but the second was better in both regards.
  If you can get past the occasionally hokey dialogue, these stories are wonderfully charming, compelling reads, and fantastic value for money.
  If only the director could come to terms with the fact that his dramatic tendencies are hokey and unoriginal.
  These films are very hokey, more so than normal horror films, very easily parodied, and at least one of the stories tends to verge on comedy.
  If only the plot didn't sound so hokey.
  He dresses his piece up with a whole lot of hokey nonsense - it's nearly 1600 words where 200 would have done.
  Take note: children in songs is generally hokey and trite but here, it's dialogue from the film, so it's totally ok.
  Some of the backgrounds appear grainier than the rest of the picture, and sometimes the special effects look a little hokey.
  You know that the contributions were seminal and shaped the future in the genre, but everything is dated, implausibly created and hokey in comparison to modern examples of the genre.
  It starts off pretty solid - despite the hokey gypsy Tarot card lady in the beginning - and pretty chilling, but after the first act is over, watch out.
  He recited the words and managed to keep it from sounding hokey or stilted, and the rest of his speech was genuinely inspiring, not just the usual catch-phrases.
  Although the hokey use of literary criticism gets tiring really quick, the often prescient comments about friction between contemporary world cultures and its future direction is what makes some interesting reading.
  I just find the whole story too hokey.
  On the other hand, this is all hokey second rate filmmaking.
  Without being hokey or melodramatic, there is a message of hope in the album… it's positive.
  Could this hopelessly dated, hokey, predictable bit of nonsense with dime store special effects possibly be the series that once scared me so much I insisted all the living room lights be on when we watched?
  Synonyms
  forced, strained, studied, artificial, affected, put-on, pretended, false, feigned, manufactured, unnatural

Derivatives

hokeyness

noun

North American

informal

Any guy could understand falling for a real girl like Allie, and it was that quality that flavoured the film with enough sincerity to cover the hokeyness.
Example sentencesExamples
- The inherent hokiness of the story would make it seem either likable but forgettable, or worse, just plain annoying.
- Critics have argued younger viewers simply don't go for the old-fashioned hokiness of people singing to one another about love.
- Bovell penned the screenplay here as well, and though some of the dialogue veers on hokiness, for the most part he deserves praise for such an intricate web of characters.
- For all its hokeyness it is a brilliant film.

Origin

1940s: from hokum + -y¹.

Rhymes

chokey, croaky, folkie, folky, hokey-cokey, hoki, jokey, karaoke, Loki, okey-dokey, Okie, pokey, poky, smoky, trochee

Definition of hokey in US English:

hokey

adjectiveˈhoʊkiˈhōkē

North American informal

1Mawkishly sentimental.
〈北美，非正式〉虚情假意的，矫揉造作的
a good-hearted, slightly hokey song
Example sentencesExamples
- It may sound hokey, but the mental shift worked.
- The fact that Mitch had gone up to the stage and sang some hokey karaoke song love song, his eyes glimpsing again and again at Jess, had only egged Lynn on.
- This might seem hokey, but a love letter laced with concern can be quite effective.
- A little hokey, but those kids will remember it for the rest of their lives.
- This is exactly the hokey kinda song that only Lee can get away with.
- Barlow also prefers writing songs about issues that currently plague the world, rather than hokey love songs.
- I just think everyone associates with Christmas, in terms of coming together, in terms of - you know, to be really hokey, in terms of love and goodwill.
- It should have sounded hokey, a sentiment like that, but from him, it even seemed slightly impressive.
- Well sure it's a bit corny, and even frequently hokey, but it's fun, too.
- That saying about laughter being the best medicine is hokey but true, especially for shaking the blues.
- It's cheesy, hokey, melodramatic and superficial.
- For the most part Daniela is not hokey or cheesy, as many performers who dip into these waters can be.
- It's definitely not hokey or unsuitably romantic or otherwise tacky or out of date.
- It might sound hokey, but drawing has been really helpful for me - not only for dealing with emotions but in helping me get back into my artwork again.
- It's a little hokey, but the approach is sensible and sound.
- It's difficult to describe the plot of film without making it sound hokey and mawkish.
- Most often this group is targeted with a single approach, a somewhat corny or hokey jingle and stock message.
- It's odd in a hokey nostalgic way I just can't describe.
- Would it be too hokey to say that I'm only hungry for you?
- But that's what friends are for, corny and hokey as that sounds.
Synonyms
mawkish, over-sentimental, overemotional, cloying, sickly, saccharine, sugary, sugar-coated, syrupy
1. 1.1 Noticeably contrived.
  明显不自然的，显然人为的
  a hokey country-western accent
  明显不自然的西部乡村口音。
  Example sentencesExamples
  He recited the words and managed to keep it from sounding hokey or stilted, and the rest of his speech was genuinely inspiring, not just the usual catch-phrases.
  Some of the scenes are excessively hokey, like the oversized LED-enhanced belt buckles that allow the aliens to create neural fields, or something like that, that temporarily paralyze the humans.
  If only the plot didn't sound so hokey.
  These films are very hokey, more so than normal horror films, very easily parodied, and at least one of the stories tends to verge on comedy.
  Although the hokey use of literary criticism gets tiring really quick, the often prescient comments about friction between contemporary world cultures and its future direction is what makes some interesting reading.
  The audience is on the edge of its seat - or, would be, if the whole movie's premise weren't so damn hokey to begin with.
  Could this hopelessly dated, hokey, predictable bit of nonsense with dime store special effects possibly be the series that once scared me so much I insisted all the living room lights be on when we watched?
  If only the director could come to terms with the fact that his dramatic tendencies are hokey and unoriginal.
  He dresses his piece up with a whole lot of hokey nonsense - it's nearly 1600 words where 200 would have done.
  If you can get past the occasionally hokey dialogue, these stories are wonderfully charming, compelling reads, and fantastic value for money.
  Without being hokey or melodramatic, there is a message of hope in the album… it's positive.
  I just find the whole story too hokey.
  On the other hand, this is all hokey second rate filmmaking.
  You know that the contributions were seminal and shaped the future in the genre, but everything is dated, implausibly created and hokey in comparison to modern examples of the genre.
  Some of the backgrounds appear grainier than the rest of the picture, and sometimes the special effects look a little hokey.
  He does well connecting with a scene, but often comes across as melodramatic and hokey in this silly musical.
  Personally, I didn't even like the first one, too much hokey action and not enough philosophy, but the second was better in both regards.
  It starts off pretty solid - despite the hokey gypsy Tarot card lady in the beginning - and pretty chilling, but after the first act is over, watch out.
  Few things are harder to create convincingly than an album of rhyming spoken word - it's hard not to sound pretentious, derivative or hokey.
  Take note: children in songs is generally hokey and trite but here, it's dialogue from the film, so it's totally ok.
  Synonyms
  forced, strained, studied, artificial, affected, put-on, pretended, false, feigned, manufactured, unnatural

Origin

1940s: from hokum + -y.

单词	hokey
释义	Definition of hokey in English: hokey adjectivehokier, hokiest ˈhəʊkiˈhoʊki North American informal 1Mawkishly sentimental. 〈北美，非正式〉虚情假意的，矫揉造作的 a hokey tear-jerker 矫揉造作的眼泪制造者。 Example sentencesExamples Barlow also prefers writing songs about issues that currently plague the world, rather than hokey love songs. It may sound hokey, but the mental shift worked. It's odd in a hokey nostalgic way I just can't describe. Most often this group is targeted with a single approach, a somewhat corny or hokey jingle and stock message. It's definitely not hokey or unsuitably romantic or otherwise tacky or out of date. Would it be too hokey to say that I'm only hungry for you? It's a little hokey, but the approach is sensible and sound. I just think everyone associates with Christmas, in terms of coming together, in terms of - you know, to be really hokey, in terms of love and goodwill. That saying about laughter being the best medicine is hokey but true, especially for shaking the blues. Well sure it's a bit corny, and even frequently hokey, but it's fun, too. It's cheesy, hokey, melodramatic and superficial. It should have sounded hokey, a sentiment like that, but from him, it even seemed slightly impressive. But that's what friends are for, corny and hokey as that sounds. This is exactly the hokey kinda song that only Lee can get away with. It's difficult to describe the plot of film without making it sound hokey and mawkish. A little hokey, but those kids will remember it for the rest of their lives. The fact that Mitch had gone up to the stage and sang some hokey karaoke song love song, his eyes glimpsing again and again at Jess, had only egged Lynn on. This might seem hokey, but a love letter laced with concern can be quite effective. It might sound hokey, but drawing has been really helpful for me - not only for dealing with emotions but in helping me get back into my artwork again. For the most part Daniela is not hokey or cheesy, as many performers who dip into these waters can be. Synonyms mawkish, over-sentimental, overemotional, cloying, sickly, saccharine, sugary, sugar-coated, syrupy 1.1 Noticeably contrived. 明显不自然的，显然人为的 a hokey country-western accent 明显不自然的西部乡村口音。 Example sentencesExamples The audience is on the edge of its seat - or, would be, if the whole movie's premise weren't so damn hokey to begin with. Few things are harder to create convincingly than an album of rhyming spoken word - it's hard not to sound pretentious, derivative or hokey. He does well connecting with a scene, but often comes across as melodramatic and hokey in this silly musical. Some of the scenes are excessively hokey, like the oversized LED-enhanced belt buckles that allow the aliens to create neural fields, or something like that, that temporarily paralyze the humans. Personally, I didn't even like the first one, too much hokey action and not enough philosophy, but the second was better in both regards. If you can get past the occasionally hokey dialogue, these stories are wonderfully charming, compelling reads, and fantastic value for money. If only the director could come to terms with the fact that his dramatic tendencies are hokey and unoriginal. These films are very hokey, more so than normal horror films, very easily parodied, and at least one of the stories tends to verge on comedy. If only the plot didn't sound so hokey. He dresses his piece up with a whole lot of hokey nonsense - it's nearly 1600 words where 200 would have done. Take note: children in songs is generally hokey and trite but here, it's dialogue from the film, so it's totally ok. Some of the backgrounds appear grainier than the rest of the picture, and sometimes the special effects look a little hokey. You know that the contributions were seminal and shaped the future in the genre, but everything is dated, implausibly created and hokey in comparison to modern examples of the genre. It starts off pretty solid - despite the hokey gypsy Tarot card lady in the beginning - and pretty chilling, but after the first act is over, watch out. He recited the words and managed to keep it from sounding hokey or stilted, and the rest of his speech was genuinely inspiring, not just the usual catch-phrases. Although the hokey use of literary criticism gets tiring really quick, the often prescient comments about friction between contemporary world cultures and its future direction is what makes some interesting reading. I just find the whole story too hokey. On the other hand, this is all hokey second rate filmmaking. Without being hokey or melodramatic, there is a message of hope in the album… it's positive. Could this hopelessly dated, hokey, predictable bit of nonsense with dime store special effects possibly be the series that once scared me so much I insisted all the living room lights be on when we watched? Synonyms forced, strained, studied, artificial, affected, put-on, pretended, false, feigned, manufactured, unnatural Derivatives hokeyness noun North American informal Any guy could understand falling for a real girl like Allie, and it was that quality that flavoured the film with enough sincerity to cover the hokeyness. Example sentencesExamples The inherent hokiness of the story would make it seem either likable but forgettable, or worse, just plain annoying. Critics have argued younger viewers simply don't go for the old-fashioned hokiness of people singing to one another about love. Bovell penned the screenplay here as well, and though some of the dialogue veers on hokiness, for the most part he deserves praise for such an intricate web of characters. For all its hokeyness it is a brilliant film. Origin 1940s: from hokum + -y¹. Rhymes chokey, croaky, folkie, folky, hokey-cokey, hoki, jokey, karaoke, Loki, okey-dokey, Okie, pokey, poky, smoky, trochee Definition of hokey in US English: hokey adjectiveˈhoʊkiˈhōkē North American informal 1Mawkishly sentimental. 〈北美，非正式〉虚情假意的，矫揉造作的 a good-hearted, slightly hokey song Example sentencesExamples It may sound hokey, but the mental shift worked. The fact that Mitch had gone up to the stage and sang some hokey karaoke song love song, his eyes glimpsing again and again at Jess, had only egged Lynn on. This might seem hokey, but a love letter laced with concern can be quite effective. A little hokey, but those kids will remember it for the rest of their lives. This is exactly the hokey kinda song that only Lee can get away with. Barlow also prefers writing songs about issues that currently plague the world, rather than hokey love songs. I just think everyone associates with Christmas, in terms of coming together, in terms of - you know, to be really hokey, in terms of love and goodwill. It should have sounded hokey, a sentiment like that, but from him, it even seemed slightly impressive. Well sure it's a bit corny, and even frequently hokey, but it's fun, too. That saying about laughter being the best medicine is hokey but true, especially for shaking the blues. It's cheesy, hokey, melodramatic and superficial. For the most part Daniela is not hokey or cheesy, as many performers who dip into these waters can be. It's definitely not hokey or unsuitably romantic or otherwise tacky or out of date. It might sound hokey, but drawing has been really helpful for me - not only for dealing with emotions but in helping me get back into my artwork again. It's a little hokey, but the approach is sensible and sound. It's difficult to describe the plot of film without making it sound hokey and mawkish. Most often this group is targeted with a single approach, a somewhat corny or hokey jingle and stock message. It's odd in a hokey nostalgic way I just can't describe. Would it be too hokey to say that I'm only hungry for you? But that's what friends are for, corny and hokey as that sounds. Synonyms mawkish, over-sentimental, overemotional, cloying, sickly, saccharine, sugary, sugar-coated, syrupy 1.1 Noticeably contrived. 明显不自然的，显然人为的 a hokey country-western accent 明显不自然的西部乡村口音。 Example sentencesExamples He recited the words and managed to keep it from sounding hokey or stilted, and the rest of his speech was genuinely inspiring, not just the usual catch-phrases. Some of the scenes are excessively hokey, like the oversized LED-enhanced belt buckles that allow the aliens to create neural fields, or something like that, that temporarily paralyze the humans. If only the plot didn't sound so hokey. These films are very hokey, more so than normal horror films, very easily parodied, and at least one of the stories tends to verge on comedy. Although the hokey use of literary criticism gets tiring really quick, the often prescient comments about friction between contemporary world cultures and its future direction is what makes some interesting reading. The audience is on the edge of its seat - or, would be, if the whole movie's premise weren't so damn hokey to begin with. Could this hopelessly dated, hokey, predictable bit of nonsense with dime store special effects possibly be the series that once scared me so much I insisted all the living room lights be on when we watched? If only the director could come to terms with the fact that his dramatic tendencies are hokey and unoriginal. He dresses his piece up with a whole lot of hokey nonsense - it's nearly 1600 words where 200 would have done. If you can get past the occasionally hokey dialogue, these stories are wonderfully charming, compelling reads, and fantastic value for money. Without being hokey or melodramatic, there is a message of hope in the album… it's positive. I just find the whole story too hokey. On the other hand, this is all hokey second rate filmmaking. You know that the contributions were seminal and shaped the future in the genre, but everything is dated, implausibly created and hokey in comparison to modern examples of the genre. Some of the backgrounds appear grainier than the rest of the picture, and sometimes the special effects look a little hokey. He does well connecting with a scene, but often comes across as melodramatic and hokey in this silly musical. Personally, I didn't even like the first one, too much hokey action and not enough philosophy, but the second was better in both regards. It starts off pretty solid - despite the hokey gypsy Tarot card lady in the beginning - and pretty chilling, but after the first act is over, watch out. Few things are harder to create convincingly than an album of rhyming spoken word - it's hard not to sound pretentious, derivative or hokey. Take note: children in songs is generally hokey and trite but here, it's dialogue from the film, so it's totally ok. Synonyms forced, strained, studied, artificial, affected, put-on, pretended, false, feigned, manufactured, unnatural Origin 1940s: from hokum + -y.
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