hokey

Variant of hoke

hoke definition

☆ hoke (hōk)

transitive verb hoked, hoking hok′·ing

Slang to treat in a mawkishly sentimental, crudely comic, or artificial way: usually with up

Etymology: < hokum

noun

Slang hokum

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