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corny
1[ kawr-nee ]
adjective
cornier, corniest.
- of or abounding in corn.
- Informal.
- old-fashioned, trite, or lacking in subtlety:
corny jokes.
- mawkishly sentimental:
a corny soap opera.
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corny
/ ˈɔːɪ /
adjective
- trite or banal
- sentimental or mawkish
- abounding in corn
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Other Word Forms
- ǰi· adverb
- ǰi·Ա noun
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Word History and Origins
Origin of corny1
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Word History and Origins
Origin of corny1
C16 (C20 in the sense rustic, banal): from corn 1+ -y 1
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Lowden said he enjoyed the dark humour of the show, saying that, while it may be "corny", laughter was "the best medicine" and a way of "self-healing".
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She was missing from the corny comedy show from early 1971 to 1973 after getting arrested for drug possession and sentenced to time behind bars.
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It was so symbolic, in fact, that it bordered on corny.
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At a photo booth, guests grabbed signs with all sorts of corny, apropos quips for a retirement party: Having fun is my new job.
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I keep saying this — it’s corny — but be the change you want to see.
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