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Grammar : Adj
Spell : hoh-kee
Phonetic Transcription : ˈhoʊ ki

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Origin :
  • 1927, from hoke + -y (2). Related: Hokiness.
  • adj corny
Example sentences :
  • Hokey Pokey took it with many thanks, and then went on his way.
  • Extract from : « The Pig Brother and Other Fables and Stories » by Laura E. Richards
  • By the Hokey; if Sally Jones is'nt real grit, there's no snakes.
  • Extract from : « The Portland Sketch Book » by Various
  • I saw him some months back down at Sawyer's Forks, and by hokey!
  • Extract from : « At Whispering Pine Lodge » by Lawrence J. Leslie
  • "By hokey, I don't like the looks o' that," said the old man, as he observed the armed band approaching his lonely cabin.
  • Extract from : « Brother Against Brother » by John Roy Musick
  • He had scarcely opened the door when he started back in surprise, exclaiming, "By hokey, if there isn't a basket on the steps!"
  • Extract from : « Timothy Crump's Ward » by Horatio Alger
  • Oh, by the hokey, the sarvint boy's down—the heart's blood iv a toss—an' oh, bloody wars!
  • Extract from : « The Cock and Anchor » by Joseph Sheridan Le Fanu
  • Bill took a long breath, observed meaningly that "He'd better go—whilst his credit's good, by hokey!"
  • Extract from : « The Uphill Climb » by B. M. Bower
  • He better think twicet before he comes bothering around me, by hokey!
  • Extract from : « The Uphill Climb » by B. M. Bower
  • Barry, if we ever come across one single man in this goose chase that isn't wrapped in mystery, I'll kiss him, by Hokey!
  • Extract from : « Gold Out of Celebes » by Aylward Edward Dingle
  • Hokey Pokey stepped lightly forward, and dropped the round loaf down the great red throat.
  • Extract from : « The Pig Brother and Other Fables and Stories » by Laura E. Richards

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