Transcription
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- US Pronunciation
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- [hohk]
- /hoʊk/
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- US Pronunciation
- US IPA
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- [hohk]
- /hoʊk/
Definitions of hokes word
- verb with object hokes to alter or manipulate so as to give a deceptively or superficially improved quality or value (usually followed by up): a political speech hoked up with phony statistics. 1
- abbreviation HOKES hokum. 1
- noun hokes plural of hoke. 0
- verb hokes third-person singular simple present indicative form of hoke. 0
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Origin of hokes
First appearance:
before 1930 One of the 10% newest English words
1930-35; back formation from hokey or hokum
Historical Comparancy
Parts of speech for Hokes
noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
hokes popularity
A common word. It’s meaning is known to most children of preschool age. About 73% of English native speakers know the meaning and use the word.
This word is included in each student's vocabulary. Most likely there is at least one movie with this word in the title.
hokes usage trend in Literature
This diagram is provided by Google Ngram ViewerSynonyms for hokes
verb hokes
- imitate — to follow or endeavor to follow as a model or example: to imitate an author's style; to imitate an older brother.
- lampoon — a sharp, often virulent satire directed against an individual or institution; a work of literature, art, or the like, ridiculing severely the character or behavior of a person, society, etc.
- satirize — to attack or ridicule with satire.
- parody — a humorous or satirical imitation of a serious piece of literature or writing: his hilarious parody of Hamlet's soliloquy.
- do — Informal. a burst of frenzied activity; action; commotion.