hoke
Make falsely sentimental
To hoke is to give something a corny, contrived, or overly sentimental quality—to make it hokey.
Usually appears with "up": The director hoked up the ending with a sweeping orchestral score.
The word suggests artificial emotional manipulation, the kind of schmaltz that earns eye rolls rather than tears.
Cured pig thigh
- overactPerform with excess
- mugHandled cup for beverages
- campTemporary outdoor shelter site
- schmaltzPoultry fat or sentimentality
corny · cheesy · melodrama · overplay · ham-fisted · kitsch · overwrought · mawkish
Theatrical variety entertainment
- burlesqueExaggerated mockery or risqué variety
- slapstickExaggerated physical humor
- farceAbsurd, laughable situation
- scenery-chewingTheatrical overperformance
melodrama · showboating · grandstanding · mugging · pantomime · broad · stagey · hammy
ham
Cured pig thigh
schmaltz · corny · cheesy · melodrama · overplay · ham-fisted · kitsch · overwrought · mawkish · sappy
vaudeville
Theatrical variety entertainment
- burlesqueExaggerated mockery or risqué variety
- slapstickExaggerated physical humor
- farceAbsurd, laughable situation
scenery-chewing · melodrama · showboating · grandstanding · mugging · pantomime · broad · stagey · hammy · over-the-top
hokeunderplay
Minimize emphasis or expression
authenticate · be authentic · naturalize · keep it real · legitimize
- hokey pokeyParticipatory children's ring dance
- Hokey CokeyBritish circle dance song