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comparative hokier, superlative hokiest
(US, colloquial) Phony, as if a hoax; noticeably contrived; of obviously flimsy credibility or quality. examples
(US, colloquial) Corny; overly or unbelievably sentimental. quotations examples
After the chant, we bowed our heads and closed our eyes, as Bob administered the recitation, part prayer and part affirmation—an ever-changing hokey thing that he improvised on the spot.
2018, Ling Ma, chapter 4, in Severance