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- Dictionarycorny/ˈkɔːni/
adjective
- 1. trite, banal, or mawkishly sentimental: informal "it sounds corny, but as soon as I saw her I knew she was the one"
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CORNY definition: 1. (especially of jokes, films, stories, etc.) showing no new ideas or too often repeated, and…. Learn more.
The meaning of CORNY is mawkishly old-fashioned : tiresomely simple and sentimental. How to use corny in a sentence.
CORNY meaning: 1. (especially of jokes, films, stories, etc.) showing no new ideas or too often repeated, and…. Learn more.
Corny describes something that's either worn out and tiresome or overly sentimental — and sometimes both. It can be hard to talk about something emotional without becoming corny. Try describing love at first sight without becoming trite or stickily sentimental and you'll know first-hand how easily you can find yourself sounding corny.
If you describe something as corny, you mean that it is obvious or sentimental and not at all original.
Corny definition: of or abounding in corn.. See examples of CORNY used in a sentence.
adjective. /ˈkɔːni/ /ˈkɔːrni/ (comparative cornier, superlative corniest) (informal) not original; used too often to be interesting or to sound sincere. a corny joke/song. I know it sounds corny, but it really was love at first sight! Opera’s blend of corny emotion with glamour and spectacle appeals to advertisers.
