hokey

Adjective Satellite

• effusively or insincerely emotional
• artificially formal

Adj

• Phony, as if a hoax; noticeably contrived; of obviously flimsy credibility or quality.
• Corny; overly or unbelievably sentimental.

Adjective

• HOKIER, HOKIEST false; contrived HOKILY adv

Examples

• "I thought the windshield wiper blades were a little hokey when I saw their cheap packaging."
• "Terry hated going to the cinema with Pat; she always chose hokey romantic comedies that made him want to gag."
• "When asked for his book report, Chad came up with a series of hokier and hokier excuses."

Synonyms

artificial, bathetic, contrived, drippy, kitschy, maudlin, mawkish, mushy, schmaltzy, schmalzy, sentimental, slushy, soppy, soupy, stilted, cheesy

Related Words

Hokey Cokey, hoke, hokey-tokey, hokeypokey, hokiness, hokum