verb
hoke
hohk
verb
1
To fake or exaggerate something to make it seem more dramatic, sentimental, or impressive than it really is (usually "hoke up").
"The director hoked up the ending with unnecessary slow motion and swelling music."
How to Use Hoke
Learner’s notesIn plain EnglishTo artificially dress something up to seem more exciting or emotional than it is.
Easily confused with
Common pairings
hoke up a story
hoke it up
Word Forms
hoked past tense, hoked past tense, hokes plural, Hokes plural, hokes singular, hokes singular
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Etymology
A back-formation from "hokum," meaning phony or exaggerated material.