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corny

1

[ kawr-nee ]

adjective

cornier, corniest.
  1. of or abounding in corn.
  2. Informal.
    1. old-fashioned, trite, or lacking in subtlety:

      corny jokes.

    2. mawkishly sentimental:

      a corny soap opera.

    Synonyms: , ,



corny

2

[ kawr-nee ]

adjective

cornier, corniest.
  1. pertaining to or affected with corns corn of the feet.

corny

/ ˈɔːɪ /

adjective

  1. trite or banal
  2. sentimental or mawkish
  3. abounding in corn
“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged” 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012
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yvlog History and Origins

Origin of corny1

First recorded in 1350–1400; 1930–35 corny 1fordef 2; Middle English; corn 1 + -y 1

Origin of corny2

First recorded in 1700–10; corn 2 + -y 1
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yvlog History and Origins

Origin of corny1

C16 (C20 in the sense rustic, banal): from corn 1+ -y 1
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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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But the issue is not some club that scans more “corny” than cool, a symptom of the moral corruption in Washington but not its cause.

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Her husband likes to tease her for watching her “dirty little shows,” with their outlandish and corny plot lines.

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How do you tell stories like these without it sounding corny?

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