hokey vs schmalzy what difference
what is difference between hokey and schmalzy
English
Alternative forms
- hokie, hoaky, hoky
Etymology
From the verb hoke (“to give an artificial feel to”), from hokum.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ˈhəʊki/
- (US) IPA: /ˈhoʊki/
- Rhymes: -əʊki
Adjective
hokey (comparative hokier, superlative hokiest)
- (US, colloquial) phony, as if a hoax; noticeably contrived; of obviously flimsy credibility or quality
- (US, colloquial) corny; overly or unbelievably sentimental
- Synonyms: cheesy, kitschy
Related terms
- hokiness
- hoke
- hokum
Translations
See also
- Hokey Cokey
- hokeypokey
- hokey-tokey
Further reading
- “hokey”, in Lexico, Dictionary.com; Oxford University Press, 2019–present.
English
Adjective
schmalzy (comparative schmalzier, superlative schmalziest)
- Alternative spelling of schmaltzy
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