to hoke
- verb
- /hoʊk/
- Informal
:
exagerar
- He tends to hoke his stories, making them sound much more dramatic than they actually are.
Examples
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I knew the argument that we're right of the peak was hoked up, but I didn't realize they'd hoked it up quite that dishonestly.
Blog text (13) -
I knew the argument that we're right of the peak was hoked up, but I didn't realize they'd hoked it up quite that dishonestly.
Blog text (13) -
Hoke the one I told you about.
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You know I think I preferred it when you drove me hoke.
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The director tried to hoke the film's emotional scenes to attract a larger audience.
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The advertisement seemed to hoke the product's benefits, leaving customers disappointed.
Synonyms
258
3.1
To say something is larger, better, or worse than it really is
47
4.2
To make something seem more important or bigger than it really is
23
6.7
Make something seem more attractive and ideal than it really is
15
4.2
To make something seem more exciting or important than it really is
12
6.8
To make stories seem more exciting than they are
12
5.8
To make someone or something look more attractive and exciting than they really are
12
2.9
Make something look better than it really is
9
4.3
Make something seem more important or impressive than it is
5
5.2
Act in an exaggerated way that makes a performance feel unnatural
3
6.6
Describe something as more serious or emotional than it really is
3
6.9
To make something seem more exciting or attractive than it really is
2
6.9
Make something seem more emotional or romantic than it really is
1
6.3
Make something seem more attractive than it really is
To make something seem more emotional and dramatic than it is
To make something look better than it is to trick people
To invent a story or excuse that is not true
Antonyms
Phrasal Verbs
How Exaggerated
3
6.6
- Literature
12
6.8
- Informal
19
6.1
∞
1.0
Surface Forms
Etymology
To hoke something is like turning it into hokum or making it hokey, a way of adding 'fake' or overdone emotion. So to hoke a story or speech is to exaggerate it to make people feel more, often without real depth.