HOKE


Meaning of HOKE in English

/hohk/ , v. , hoked, hoking , n.

v.t.

1. to alter or manipulate so as to give a deceptively or superficially improved quality or value (usually fol. by up ): a political speech hoked up with phony statistics.

n.

2. hokum.

[ 1930-35; back formation from HOKEY or HOCUM ]

Random House Webster's Unabridged English dictionary.      Полный английский словарь Вебстер - Random House .