1917, theater slang, "melodramatic, exaggerated acting," probably formed on model of bunkum (see bunk (n.2)), and perhaps also influenced by or based on hocus-pocus.
hoist
hoity-toity
hoke
hokey
hokey-pokey
hokum
hold
holder
holding
hold-out
holdover
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