as in rustical
tiresomely obvious and unsophisticated
their father's sense of humor was hokey beyond belief and most people's endurance
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Recent Examples of hokey
In a less convincing performance, Guth’s goth staging might quickly start to look hokey.
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Justin Davidson, Vulture, 30 Apr. 2025
Mina-Rau, with its floating silos and sweeping fields, just feels much more lived-in and realistic than Snyder’s hokey Veldt.
—Erik Kain, Forbes.com, 23 Apr. 2025
The delightful sets, ridiculous scenarios, and hokey alien encounters would’ve been enough to thrill any Trekker, but the performances bring the tribute to the next level.
—Steve Greene, IndieWire, 12 Apr. 2025
After the hokey show last year, the Academy this time at least tries to capture the Zen of the movie year.
—Bill Wyman, Vulture, 28 Feb. 2025
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Justin Davidson, Vulture, 30 Apr. 2025
Mina-Rau, with its floating silos and sweeping fields, just feels much more lived-in and realistic than Snyder’s hokey Veldt.
—Erik Kain, Forbes.com, 23 Apr. 2025
The delightful sets, ridiculous scenarios, and hokey alien encounters would’ve been enough to thrill any Trekker, but the performances bring the tribute to the next level.
—Steve Greene, IndieWire, 12 Apr. 2025
After the hokey show last year, the Academy this time at least tries to capture the Zen of the movie year.
—Bill Wyman, Vulture, 28 Feb. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for hokey
Adjective
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There’s a fair share of cornball dialogue in Cornelius Uliano and Bryan Schulz’s screenplay, as well as an excess of reassuring schmaltz at the fadeout.—
Dennis Harvey,
Variety,
3 Oct. 2024
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Another scream for this bad, unabashedly cornball line.—
Evan Minsker,
Rolling Stone,
5 Sep. 2024
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Let the style of your home guide your decision—choose warm tones for rustic or eclectic spaces, and cooler ones for sleek, contemporary settings.—
Sophie Flaxman,
Better Homes & Gardens,
22 July 2025
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While the collection is brimming with furniture that is designed to be both rustic and elegant, so many pieces are already sold out.—
Rachel Trujillo,
People.com,
21 July 2025
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Gunn’s approach is colorful, in both its palette and the costumes; proudly fantastical, with flying orbs, robots, portals, and giant monsters; and at times endearingly, intentionally corny (see: Krypto the super dog).—
Paul Tassi,
Forbes.com,
7 July 2025
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The execution on this is just the right amount of corny thanks to Alden Ehrenreich.—
Stacia Brown,
Vulture,
2 July 2025
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“Hokey.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/hokey. Accessed 29 Jul. 2025.
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