transitive verb
hoked, hok′ing to treat in a mawkishly sentimental, crudely comic, or artificial way: usually with up
Origin of hoke
from hokum hokum
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hoke
transitive verb
hoked, hok·ing, hokes SlangTo give an impressive but artificial, false, or deceptive quality to: hoked up some phony allegations.
Origin of hoke
From hokumTHE AMERICAN HERITAGE® DICTIONARY OF THE ENGLISH LANGUAGE, FIFTH EDITION by the Editors of the American Heritage Dictionaries. Copyright © 2016, 2011 by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. Published by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. All rights reserved.
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Verb
(third-person singular simple present hokes, present participle hoking, simple past and past participle hoked)
- (slang) To give a false or artificial quality to
Noun
(plural hokes)
- Something contrived, artificial.
Origin
From hokum
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