hokey meaning and definition

HOKEY adjective

Definition of hokey (adjective)

1. effusively or insincerely emotional
   • "a bathetic novel"; "maudlin expressions of sympathy"; "mushy effusiveness"; "a schmaltzy song"; "sentimental soap operas"; "slushy poetry"
   • synonyms: bathetic, drippy, kitschy, maudlin, mawkish, mushy, schmaltzy, schmalzy, sentimental, slushy, soppy, soupy
2. artificially formal
   • "that artificial humility that her husband hated"; "contrived coyness"; "a stilted letter of acknowledgment"; "when people try to correct their speech they develop a stilted pronunciation"
   • synonyms: artificial, contrived, stilted