HOKE

Proper noun

Hoke (plural Hokes)

A surname.

Statistics

• According to the 2010 United States Census, Hoke is the 3901st most common surname in the United States, belonging to 9096 individuals. Hoke is most common among White (89.06%) individuals.

Anagrams

• okeh

Etymology 1

Noun

hoke (plural hokes)

(obsolete) Alternative form of hook

Etymology 2

Verb

hoke (third-person singular simple present hokes, present participle hoking, simple past and past participle hoked)

(slang) To ascribe a false or artificial quality to; to pretend falsely to have some quality or to be doing something, etc.

Noun

hoke (plural hokes)

Something contrived or artificial.

Etymology 3

Verb

hoke (third-person singular simple present hokes, present participle hoking, simple past and past participle hoked)

(Ireland) To scrounge, to grub.

Anagrams

• okeh

Source: Wiktionary



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