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hokey

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Concise Oxford English Dictionary © 2008 Oxford University Press:
hokey/ˈhəʊki/

▶adjective (hokier, hokiest) N. Amer. informal excessively sentimental or contrived.

– derivatives
hokeyness (also hokiness) noun.

– origin 1940s: from hokum + -y1.

'hokey' also found in these Oxford entries:

hanky-panky - hokey-cokey - hokey-pokey

Forum discussions with the word(s) "hokey" in the title:

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