: very silly, old-fashioned, or sentimental : corny. See the full definition for hokey in the English Language Learners Dictionary.

What is the dictionary meaning of hokey?

adjective, hok·i·er, hok·i·est. overly sentimental; mawkish: Two glasses of wine and he gets unbearably hokey; it's hard to believe he's a highly paid executive! obviously contrived, especially to win popular appeal or support; phony: The hokey stories of his impoverished childhood always surface at election time.

Whats the meaning of hokey pokey?

hocus-pocus; trickery. Often Hokey-Pokey . a dance performed in a circle, or a song describing the simple movements of the dance.