verb [hoke]
DEFINITION
-to give a contrived, falsely impressive, or hokey quality to —usually used with up
Did you know? Hoke is a back-formation of hokum, which was probably created as a blend of hocus-pocus and bunkum. The verb hoke appeared in the early 20th century and was originally used (as it still can be today) when actors performed in an exaggerated or overly sentimental way. Today, it is often used adjectivally in the form hoked-up, as in "hoked-up dialogue."
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