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Definition of Hokey
1. Adjective. Effusively or insincerely emotional. "Slushy poetry"
Similar to: Emotional
Derivative terms: Drippiness, Mawkishness, Mawkishness, Mushiness, Sentiment, Sentimentality
2. Adjective. Artificially formal. "When people try to correct their speech they develop a stilted pronunciation"
Definition of Hokey
1. Adjective. (US colloquial) phony, as if a hoax; noticeably contrived; of obviously flimsy credibility or quality ¹
2. Adjective. (US colloquial) corny; overly or unbelievably sentimental ¹
¹ Source: wiktionary.com
Definition of Hokey
1. false; contrived [adj HOKIER, HOKIEST] : HOKILY [adv]
Lexicographical Neighbors of Hokey
Literary usage of Hokey
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. St. Nicholas by Mary Mapes Dodge (1894)
"dl, . nd hear their < :ies, From the good child to the bad, From the baby to the
lad : '• Bring a penny if you can — Here 's the hokey-pokey man ! ..."
2. The Mendelssohn Club Cook Book by Mendelssohn Club (Rockford, Ill.) (1909)
"hokey Pokey. Pack ice cream in an ordinary square mold. When frozen, cut into
squares, quickly wrap in tissue paper. Pile all in a clean freezer and pack in ..."
3. Poet Lore (1913)
"'hokey Pokey' was in the hearts of the million long before the reporters began
to write. Jewish comedians, a 'pulchritudinous chorus' (a favorite phrase of ..."
4. Nick of the Woods: Or, The Jibbenainosay; a Tale of Kentucky by Robert Montgomery Bird (1853)
"What, by the holy hokey, and an,t you ?" cried the stranger, his rage giving way
to the most lively transports; " Christian men!" he exclaimed in admiration ..."
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