hoke
[hohk]
- to alter or manipulate so as to give a deceptively or superficially improved quality or value (usually followed by up): a political speech hoked up with phony statistics.
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Origin of hoke
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Examples from the Web for hoke
Contemporary Examples
The Crisis still clings to the conviction that a vote for Woodrow Wilson was NOT a vote for Cole Blease or Hoke Smith.
Historical Examples
By and by it struck Hoke that it was time they reached the doctors dwelling.
The Boy Patrol Around the Council FireEdward Sylvester Ellis
Mike had been instant to read the trick of Hoke, and he helped all he could.
The Boy Patrol Around the Council FireEdward Sylvester Ellis
You are ready to admit, Hoke, that there are bigger fools than Zip.
The Boy Patrol Around the Council FireEdward Sylvester Ellis
I left no scent when I stepped into the brook, replied Hoke.
The Boy Patrol Around the Council FireEdward Sylvester Ellis
Presently Hoke came plodding up from the field, and smiled as he passed her.
The Mountain GirlPayne Erskine
hoke
- (tr usually foll by up) to overplay (a part, etc)
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Word Origin
C20: perhaps from hokum
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Word Origin and History for hoke
often hoke up, 1935, theatrical slang, probably shortened from hokum.
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