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
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Words nearby hoke
hoist by one's own petard, hoity-toity, Hojo, hoka, Hokan, hoke, hokey, hokey cokey, hokey-pokey, hoki, Hokinson
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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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