Hoke Meaning in English

word

US

ˈhoʊk

HOHK

UK

hoʊk

HOHK

التعريف

To make something seem more sentimental or dramatic than it really is, often in a fake, exaggerated, or insincere way.

الاستخدام والفروق الدقيقة

'Hoke' is informal, mostly used in U.S. English, and often appears in phrases like 'hoke it up.' It's typically negative, suggesting something is made fake or cheesy for effect. Rare outside of entertainment/talk about performances.

• Spanish: fingir - embellecer (de forma exagerada)
• Portuguese (BR): fingir - exagerar (de forma teatral)
• Portuguese (PT): fingir - exagerar (de forma teatral)
• Chinese (Simplified): 装腔作势 - 夸张（表演等）
• Chinese (Traditional): 裝腔作勢 - 誇張（表演等）
• Hindi: नकलीपन करना - ज़रूरत से ज़्यादा नाटकीय बनाना
• Arabic: يتصنع - يبالغ (بطريقة مسرحية)
• Bengali: নকল আবেগ দেখানো - বাড়িয়ে দেখানো
• Russian: фальшиво приукрашивать - делать нарочито сентиментальным
• Japanese: 大げさに演出する - わざとらしくする
• Vietnamese: làm cho giả tạo - phóng đại
• Korean: 과장해서 꾸미다 - 일부러 감상적으로 만들다
• Turkish: yapaylaştırmak - abartılı hale getirmek
• Urdu: مصنوعی طور پر جذباتی بنانا - ڈرامائی بنانا
• Indonesian: membuat jadi berlebihan - dibuat-buat

جمل نموذجية

Don't hoke your speech with fake emotions.

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The movie tried to hoke up the ending.

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You shouldn't hoke your resume with things you didn't do.

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He always tries to hoke it up for the camera, but it just looks silly.

natural

That speech was good, but I wish he didn't hoke it up so much.

natural

They asked him to stop trying to hoke the performance and just be real.

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