hoke

v. act in an excessively emotional or sentimental manner, give an obviously planned falsely impressive quality to something

Hoke County is a county in the U.S. state of North Carolina. As of 2000, the population was 33,646. Its county seat is Raeford⁶.
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Synonyms and related words:
acting, balls, baloney, blague, bosh, buffoonery, bull, bullshit, bunk, bunkum, business, characterization, claptrap, crap, eyewash, flam, flimflam, gag, gammon, ham, hammy acting, hogwash, hokum, hooey, humbug, humbuggery, impersonation, jiggery-pokery, mimesis, mimicking, mimicry, miming, moonshine, mummery, overacting, pantomiming, patter, performance, performing, personation, playacting, playing, portrayal, projection, representation, slapstick, stage business, stage directions, stage presence, stunt, taking a role,