hokey

形容词 adj.
中文释义
英 /ˈhəʊki/    美 /ˈhoʊki/

英文释义

形容词 adj.
  1. Phony, as if a hoax; noticeably contrived; of obviously flimsy credibility or quality. US,colloquial
    — When asked for his book report, Chad came up with a series of hokier and hokier excuses.
  2. Corny; overly or unbelievably sentimental. US,colloquial
    — Terry hated going to the cinema with Pat; she always chose hokey romantic comedies that made him want to gag.

词形变化

hokier comparative hokiest superlative hokie alternative hoaky alternative hoky alternative

词汇关系

衍生词
hokeyness
相关词
hokiness hoke hokum Hokey Cokey hokeypokey hokey-tokey

词源

From the verb hoke (“to give an artificial feel to”), from hokum.
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