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Definition of hoke in English: hokeverb həʊkhoʊk [with object]North American informal (of an actor) act (a part) in an insincere, sentimental, or melodramatic manner. just try it straight—don't hoke it up Example sentencesExamples - She has said that the cast was specifically asked to "hoke it up."
- The principals of The Wandering Scholar hoke it up, but the piece can take it.
- Whether studio pressure can be blamed I couldn't say, but Ford, for all his inventiveness and all his unbound talent, still manages to hoke it up with the best of them.
- That night they were fabulous, hoking it up and ‘yee-haw’ ing.
Origin Early 20th century: back-formation from hokum. Definition of hoke in US English: hokeverbhoʊkhōk [with object]North American informal (of an actor) act (a part) in an insincere, sentimental, or melodramatic manner. just try it straight—don't hoke it up Example sentencesExamples - Whether studio pressure can be blamed I couldn't say, but Ford, for all his inventiveness and all his unbound talent, still manages to hoke it up with the best of them.
- The principals of The Wandering Scholar hoke it up, but the piece can take it.
- She has said that the cast was specifically asked to "hoke it up."
- That night they were fabulous, hoking it up and ‘yee-haw’ ing.
Origin Early 20th century: back-formation from hokum. |