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The Meaning of hokey

  • (adjective satellite) 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"
  • (adjective satellite) effusively or insincerely emotional; "a bathetic novel"; "maudlin expressions of sympathy"; "mushy effusiveness"; "a schmaltzy song"; "sentimental soap operas"; "slushy poetry"

Synonyms

drippy , schmaltzy , sodden , sentimental , soppy , maudlin , mushy , stilted , soupy , artificial , mawkish , kitschy , slushy , contrived , drizzly , bathetic , schmalzy , unreal , emotional

Antonyms

unaffected , unemotional

Rhymes

aoki , begnoche , chokey , choky , cocchi , cokie , croaky , dokey , hirosakamoki , joki , karaoke , koeki , koki , loci , locky , lokey , low-key , mazzocchi , meloche , naoki , oakey , okie , pokey , poky , quattrocchi , quattrochi , rocchi , skokie , smokey , smoky , soucie