Homey vs Hokey - What's the difference?
homey | hokey |
(homie)
Befitting a home; cozy, intimate.
(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.
As adjectives the difference between homey and hokey
is that homey is befitting a home; cozy, intimate while hokey is (us|colloquial) phony, as if a hoax; noticeably contrived; of obviously flimsy credibility or quality.As a noun homey
is (homie).homey
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Alternative forms
* (l)Noun
(homeys)Usage notes
* Very informal slang associated with urban . Spelling of the plural is uncertain, as most usage is spoken. In writing, the form homies is more common.Etymology 2
.Adjective
(er)- Susan added some homey touches to her office.