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adjective

Corny adj.

Producing corn or grain; furnished with grains of corn. (R.) "The corny ear."

Containing corn; tasting well of malt. (R.) "A draught of moist and corny ale."

Tipsy. (Vulgar, Eng.)

Overly or simplistically sentimental. (informal)

Trite or tiresome; too weak to be effective; said of unsubtle attempts at humor; as, a corny joke; a corny skit. (informal)

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Etymology of 'Corny'

Collaborative International Dictionary of English 0.48

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"Corny" Quotes from Famous Books

... father, he calls me Corny, which mother hates to hear the very sound of," said she; "and the rest of it is Mary Chipperton. Father, he came down here because he had a weak lung, and I'm sure I don't see what good it's going ...

— A Jolly Fellowship • Frank R. Stockton

... ma, da. Slack hour: won't be many there. He crossed Townsend street, passed the frowning face of Bethel. El, yes: house of: Aleph, Beth. And past Nichols' the undertaker. At eleven it is. Time enough. Daresay Corny Kelleher bagged the job for O'Neill's. Singing with his eyes shut. Corny. Met her once in the park. In the dark. What a lark. Police tout. Her name and address she then told with my tooraloom tooraloom tay. O, surely he bagged it. ...

— Ulysses • James Joyce

Words linked to "Corny" : bromidic, platitudinous, unoriginal