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Hokier vs Hokie - What's the difference?

hokier | hokie |

As adjectives the difference between hokier and hokie

is that hokier is (hokey) while hokie is .

hokier

English

Adjective

(head)
  • (hokey)

  • hokey

    English

    Alternative forms

    * hokie, hoaky, hoky

    Adjective

    (er)
  • (US, colloquial) phony, as if a hoax; noticeably contrived; of obviously flimsy credibility or quality
  • * When asked for his book report, Chad came up a series of hokier''' and '''hokier excuses, until he finally admitted that he hadn’t done it at all.
  • * I thought the bargain-priced windshield wiper blades were a little hokey when I saw their cheap packaging, but when they flew off the end of the wiper during a rainstorm, I knew for sure.
  • (US, colloquial) corny; overly or unbelievably sentimental
  • * Terry hated going to the cinema with Pat, as Pat always chose hokey romantic comedies that made Terry want to gag.
  • Synonyms

    * (fake) phony * (sentimental) cheesy, corny, kitschy

    See also

    * hokey-cokey * hokey-pokey * hokeypokey * hokey-tokey

    hokie

    English

    Noun

    (en noun)
  • A student, alumnus, or supporter of (University), Blacksburg, Virginia.
  • The mascot of (University), Blacksburg, Virginia.