(US, colloquial) Phony, as if a hoax; noticeably contrived; of obviously flimsy credibility or quality.
When asked for his book report, Chad came up with a series of hokier and hokier excuses.
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(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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Regional slang from around the English-speaking world — British, Australian, Irish, Caribbean, Nigerian, Filipino, AAVE, and the hyphenated-English dialects that make the internet sound local.
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