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What does hokey mean?

Looking for the meaning or definition of the word hokey? Here's what it means.

Adjective
  1. (US, colloquial) phony, as if a hoax; noticeably contrived; of obviously flimsy credibility or quality
  2. (US, colloquial) corny; overly or unbelievably sentimental
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We'll surely all die of skin cancer in the years to come, but by hokey, it will have been worth it.
Instead, save the scythe for the kitschy styling, indolent performances, and hokey gags.
As I note below, the scheme for stealing the nuclear weapons is exceedingly hokey, and as in the original the story drags at times.
He's a gruff, funny guy who knows exactly how to deliver the hokey, disjointed dialogue.
By hokey, we mean to hold this government accountable one way or the other.
It's not as hokey as a lot of films, and it's not a tear-jerker really, but it's good on more levels than just the jokes, that's for sure.

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