(US, colloquial) Corny; overly or unbelievably sentimental.
(US, colloquial) Corny; overly or unbelievably sentimental.
I thought the windshield wiper blades were a little hokey when I saw their cheap packaging.
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(slang, euphemistic) False or deceitful statements; lies; exaggerations; nonsense; horse pucky. (a euphemism for horseshit).
(Singapore, informal) A phoney or fraudulent item; anything deceptively promoted as genuine or of high quality.
(US, slang, sometimes, pejorative) A person who is foolish, stupid, oafish, wild, impetuous, or stubborn.
(Australia, New Zealand, UK, informal) Of poor or dubious quality, shoddy, unreliable; deviously dishonest, fraudulent.
So how does this hokey shit work, exactly? If he pulls through, does he get "last" rites AGAIN when the Reaper does finally come for him? I'm so confused...
“Watching trailers for new Taylor Sheridan shows is so jarring cause it'll be 30 seconds of landscapes and hokey dialogue, and all of a sudden, a three-time Academy Award winner just shows up out of nowhere in a supporting role.”
“worming on roscoe also. the one thing i have for them for sure is like, being a spirit medium. not in the hokey sense either, like pruning back all the goofy spirit medium stuff? they just see ghosts.”
(US, colloquial) Phony, as if a hoax; noticeably contrived; of obviously flimsy credibility or quality.
“Trump stuck doing this mindless hokey cokey.”
“Playing a great game of Hokey Cokey!!!”
“So how does this hokey shit work, exactly? If he pulls through, does he get "last" rites AGAIN when the Reaper does finally come for him? I'm so confused...”
“The Uncluded - Hokey Fright uncluded.bandcamp.com/album/hokey-...”