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-y (2)adjective suffix, "full of or characterized by," from Old English -ig, from Proto-Germanic *-iga- (source also of Dutch, Danish, German -ig, Gothic -egs), from PIE -(i)ko-, adjectival suffix, cognate with elements in Greek -ikos, Latin -icus (see -ic). Originally added to nouns in Old English; used from 13c. with verbs, and by 15c. even with other adjectives (for example crispy).
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updated on September 04, 2012
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Definitions of hokey from WordNet
hokey (adj.)
effusively or insincerely emotional;
hokey (adj.)
artificially formal;
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