HOKE
verb, to give contrived, falsely impressive, or hokey quality to --- usually used with up.
The movie hoked up a number of scenes that, in the book, had been delivered with a clear eyed lack of sentimentality.
"Hoke" is a back-formation of "hokum," which was probably created as a blend of "hocus-pocus" and "bunkum." "Hokum is a word for the theatrical devices used to evoke a desired audience response. The verb "hoke" appeared in the early 20th century and was originally used (as it still can be today) when actors performed in an exaggerated or overly sentimental way. Today, it is often used adjectivally in the form "hoked-up," as in "hoked-up dialogue." The related word "hokey" was coined soon after "hoke" to describe things that are corny or phony.
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karen charlie and enzo
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