hoke

[ hohk ]

/ hoʊk /

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verb (used with object), hoked, hok·ing.

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.

noun

hokum.

Nearby words

Origin of hoke

1930–35; back formation from hokey or hokum

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Examples from the Web for hoke

The Crisis still clings to the conviction that a vote for Woodrow Wilson was NOT a vote for Cole Blease or Hoke Smith.
David's Book Club: The Souls of Black Folk|David Frum|May 5, 2013|DAILY BEAST
"He's awake," said Cassandra quietly to Hoke, and the two men went to David.
The Mountain Girl|Payne Erskine
Mike was sure that if he imitated Hoke, he would be seized in the same way.
The Boy Patrol Around the Council Fire|Edward Sylvester Ellis
Private Hoke was ordered to surrender—declared he never would surrender to a Yankee.
History of Kershaw's Brigade|D. Augustus Dickert

Poor Hoke found his knees beginning to shake in a distressing manner.
Harper's Round Table, July 16, 1895|Various
General Hoke replied, “Remove all non-combatants within twenty-four hours.”
The Southern Soldier Boy|James Carson Elliott

British Dictionary definitions for hoke

hoke

/ (həʊk) /

verb

(tr usually foll by up) to overplay (a part, etc)

Word Origin for hoke

C20: perhaps from hokum

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Word Origin and History for hoke