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hoaky | honky |

As an adjective hoaky

is : phony, as if a hoax; noticeably contrived.

As a noun honky is

(north america|pejorative|racial slur) a caucasian person.

hoaky

English

Alternative forms

* hokey, hokie, hoky

Adjective

(er)
  • : phony, as if a hoax; noticeably contrived
  • : corny; ridiculously sentimental

    • Quotations

    * 1982 , Ben Bradlee, The Ambush Murders , page 425: *: "This has got to be the hoakiest thing I ever heard of," Tennant thought at the time.

    honky

    English

    Alternative forms

    * honkey, honkie

    Noun

    (honkies)
  • (North America, pejorative, racial slur) A Caucasian person.
  • (US, obsolete) A factory hand or general unskilled worker.

    • Synonyms

    * (white person) See whitey

    Related terms

    * hunky, hunkey

    References

    * African American Vernacular English English ethnic slurs