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Corny
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Meaning
Adj
●
Boring and unoriginal.
●
Hackneyed or
excessively
sentimental.
●
In African-American Vernacular English:
Uncool,
stupid
, lame.
●
Containing corn.
●
Producing
corn
or
grain
;
furnished
with
grains
of
corn
.
●
In British English & Drinking:
Tipsy; drunk.
●
horny
●
Strong,
stiff
, or
hard
, like a
horn
;
resembling
horn
.
Sourced from
Wiktionary
Origin
corny
English
-y
English
-y
Middle English (1100-1500)
corn
English
corn
Old English (ca. 450-1100)
corn
Old French (842-ca. 1400)
Sourced from
Etym
Synonyms
Kitsch
Kitschy
Cheesy
Tacky
Campy
Schlocky
Schmaltzy
Drunkish
Squiffy
Drunk
Related
Lame
Hokey
Goofy
Trite
Cringeworthy
Sappy
Cliche
Cliched
Schmaltzy
Melodramatic
Pretentious
Creepy
Boring
Overdone
Bland
Weird
Formulaic
Comical
Tacky
Funny
Unoriginal
Gimmicky
Humorous
Childish
Cutesy
Awkward
Hilarious
Silly
Kitschy
Scary
Schlocky
Stupid
Ridiculous
Sweet
Sexy
Dull
Dumb
Strange
Annoying
Odd
Terrible
Entertaining
Disgusting
Contrived
Repetitive
Tasteless
Unfunny
Fine
Comedic
Crazy
Perfect
Great
Dreamy
Real
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Rhymes
Corny
Porny
Horny
Thorny
Scorny
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