hokey - Meaning in Marathi

hokey - Meaning in Marathi

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Definitions and Meaning of hokey in English

hokey adjective

1. artificially formal

   Examples

   • "a stilted letter of acknowledgment"
   • "contrived coyness"
   • "that artificial humility that her husband hated"
   • "when people try to correct their speech they develop a stilted pronunciation"
2. effusively or insincerely emotional

   Examples

   • "a bathetic novel"
   • "a schmaltzy song"
   • "maudlin expressions of sympathy"
   • "mushy effusiveness"
   • "sentimental soap operas"
   • "slushy poetry"

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