hoke
Hoke
definition
verb
just try it straight—don't hoke it up
(of an actor) act (a part) in an insincere, sentimental, or melodramatic manner.
example
just try it straight—don't 'hoke' it up
Whether studio pressure can be blamed I couldn't say, but Ford, for all his inventiveness and all his unbound talent, still manages to 'hoke' it up with the best of them.
She has said that the cast was specifically asked to " 'hoke' it up."
The principals of The Wandering Scholar 'hoke' it up, but the piece can take it.
just try it straight—don't 'hoke' it up
That night they were fabulous, 'hoking' it up and ‘yee-haw’ ing.
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