hokey

• Décrit quelque chose d'excessivement sentimental, artificiel ou forcé, souvent d'une manière jugée de mauvais goût ou ringarde.

Describes something that is overly sentimental, artificial, or contrived, often in a way that is considered cheap or tacky.

1. Overly sentimental or cornyB2informalamerican

   Excessively emotional in a way that seems insincere or exaggerated.

   Mièvre, sentimental à l'excès

   • The movie's ending was too hokey for my taste.
   • He gave a hokey speech that made everyone cringe.
   • The song's lyrics were hokey and predictable.

   Synonymesbanalcloyingcornymaudlinmawkishsappyschmaltzysentimentalslushysugary

   Antonymesauthenticgenuinerestrainedsinceresubtleunderstated

2. Artificially formal or contrivedC1informalamerican

   Stilted or unnatural in manner, often trying too hard to be proper.

   Contraint, affecté

   • The ceremony felt hokey with all its forced formality.
   • His hokey attempts at politeness were off-putting.
   • The play's dialogue was hokey and unrealistic.

   Synonymesaffectedartificialcontrivedforcedlaboredmanneredpretentiousstiltedunnatural

   Antonymesgenuinenaturalsincerespontaneousunaffected