adj.
Pronunciation: ' h ō -k ē
Function: adjective
Inflected Form: hok · i · er ; -est
Date: 1927
1 : 1 CORNY 3 <the usual hokey melodrama>
2 : obviously contrived : PHONY <the plots are tricky but not hokey ― Cleveland Amory>
– hok · ey · ness or hok · i · ness \ ' h ō -k ē -n ə s \ noun
– hok · i · ly \ ' h ō -k ə -l ē \ adverb