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corniness

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corn⋅y

1  [kawr-nee]
–adjective, corn⋅i⋅er, corn⋅i⋅est.
1. of or abounding in corn.
2. Informal.
a. old-fashioned, trite, or lacking in subtlety: corny jokes.
b. mawkishly sentimental: a corny soap opera.
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Origin:
1350–1400; 1930–35 for def. 2; ME; see corn 1 , -y 1

Related forms:
corn⋅i⋅ly, adverb
corn⋅i⋅ness, noun

Synonyms:
2. hackneyed, banal, stale.
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corn·y   (kôr'nē)   
adj.   corn·i·er, corn·i·est
Trite, dated, melodramatic, or mawkishly sentimental.

[From corn1.]
corn'i·ly adv., corn'i·ness n.
The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, Fourth Edition
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Published by Houghton Mifflin Company. All rights reserved.
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Slang Dictionary
corny

  1. mod.
    having to do with simple-minded, overdrawn humor. (Alludes to rural or folksy style.) : This corny dialogue has to be revised before I'll act in this play.
  2. mod.
    having to do with overdone sentiment. : The love scenes were your corny hands-off-the-naughty-parts events, but nobody laughed.
Dictionary of American Slang and Colloquial Expressions by Richard A. Spears.Fourth Edition.
Copyright 2007. Published by McGraw Hill.
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Medical Dictionary

Main Entry: corny
Pronunciation: 'kor-nE
Function: adjective
Inflected Forms: corn·i·er; -est
: relating to or having cornson the feet
Merriam-Webster's Medical Dictionary, © 2002 Merriam-Webster, Inc.
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