hoke
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Meaning · English
To ascribe a false or artificial quality to; to pretend falsely to have some quality or to be doing something, etc.
Register: slang
Where it’s used:
Used
American English
Examples
Sewell an anti-Semite? Nonsense. It suited Humboldt to hoke that up.
Usage example from English Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0, retrieved 2026-07-30)
Sources & notes
Adapted from English Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0, retrieved 2026-07-30 via kaikki.org).
Common questions
What does “hoke” mean?
To ascribe a false or artificial quality to; to pretend falsely to have some quality or to be doing something, etc.
Is “hoke” formal or informal?
hoke is generally slang.