hokey
adjective
overly sentimental; mawkish.
hokeyness
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a word derived from
hokey.
Example Sentences
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But in “Event Horizon,” Neill avoids hokeyness in what could otherwise be an extremely hokey film, finding the emotional center in a character whose inner demons become real-life manifestations of Hell.
From Salon ● Jul. 17, 2026
Expect a pun or two and some heightened emotions — and don’t be surprised if there’s tinge of hokeyness.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jun. 17, 2025
The sun came out, Darryl started warbling “Take Me Home, Country Roads,” and both exhausted and elated, I leaned into the heartfelt hokeyness of the moment.
From Washington Post ● Sep. 23, 2021
He’s a figure of an earlier time, and bringing him into the modern age has always meant a dance between sly retcons and outright hokeyness.
From The Verge ● Oct. 15, 2014
The way she cast aside the whip, and how it fell in slow motion, was this week’s bit of hokeyness.
From Slate ● Apr. 22, 2013
