On Sat, Oct 27, 2001 at 01:13:42AM +0100, Seonaid Woodburn wrote: > Wow, not a word I know, (and I like to collect this sort of thing). What > does it mean? Sorry, I missed the original message.
Hmm, if it's a word it's not listed on either of bartleby or Merriam-Webster. Closest I saw was, Main Entry: hoke Pronunciation: 'hOk Function: transitive verb Inflected Form(s): hoked; hok·ing Etymology: hokum Date: 1925 : to give an impressive but false value or quality to : FAKE -- usually used with up <used parts of B-grade movies to hoke up a film -- Robert Sherrill> Paul
