as in rustical
tiresomely obvious and unsophisticated
their father's sense of humor was hokey beyond belief and most people's endurance
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Recent Examples of hokey
What doesn’t is the hokey scene set in a Homegoods store where apparently small children with big designer dreams practice elaborate tablescaping.
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Vanessa Franko, Los Angeles Times, 18 Dec. 2024
Contractual hokey cokey aside, Liverpool continue to fly despite having to rely on three early Christmas presents from Southampton’s extremely generous defence on Sunday — with Salah sparking the comeback when Alex McCarthy was caught hopelessly out of position (below).
—Tim Spiers, The Athletic, 25 Nov. 2024
But the hokey commercial unveiling allows Manfredi to gather his lovable crew, many of whom are featured in the spot, for a group hug at his house.
—Bryan Alexander, USA TODAY, 17 Nov. 2024
The other would become the crown jewel of the parade’s unabashedly hokey pageantry: its collection of majestic balloons, beginning with a two-story Felix the Cat in 1927.
—Michael Callahan, Smithsonian Magazine, 23 Oct. 2024
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for hokey
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There’s a fair share of cornball dialogue in Cornelius Uliano and Bryan Schulz’s screenplay, as well as an excess of reassuring schmaltz at the fadeout.—
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Another scream for this bad, unabashedly cornball line.—
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The black metal bed has a minimalist design that complements rustic and industrial interiors.—
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Oakland has a new seafood-centric bistro that performs a lovely balancing act between rustic and refined, Sirene.—
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But Dammers knew that the most haunting music often sits right on the edge of corny muzak.—
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What could have descended into corny schtick becomes strangely moving when everyone lets loose with an ear-splitting wail.—
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“Hokey.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/hokey. Accessed 1 Mar. 2025.
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