hokey
From Longman Dictionary of Contemporary Englishhokeyho‧key /ˈhəʊki $ ˈhoʊ-/ adjective American English EMOTIONALexpressing emotions in an old-fashioned or silly way a hokey songExamples from the Corpushokey• It may sound hokey, but county fairs are still great entertainment.• But in the hands of director John Singleton, it instead descends disappointingly into vacuous, hokey Hollywoodism.• Even now, the default name they gave the boy themselves has a hokey ring to it.Origin hokey (1900-2000) hokum