Definitions for cornyˈkɔr ni

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Random House Webster's College Dictionary

corn•yˈkɔr ni(adj.)corn•i•er, corn•i•est.

  1. Informal. old-fashioned, trite, or mawkishy sentimental:

    corny jokes; corny music.

    Category: Informal

Origin of corny:

1930–35

corn′i•ness(n.)

Princeton's WordNet

  1. bromidic, corny, platitudinal, platitudinous(adj)

    dull and tiresome but with pretensions of significance or originality

    "bromidic sermons"

Kernerman English Learner's Dictionary

  1. corny(adjective)ˈkɔr ni

    heard too often and therefore not funny or believable; = trite

    corny jokes

Wiktionary

  1. corny(Adjective)

    Insipid or trite.

    The duct tape and wire were a pretty corny solution.

  2. corny(Adjective)

    Hackneyed or excessively sentimental.

  3. Origin: (from "corn catalogue jokes", reputedly low-quality jokes that were at a time commonly printed in mail order seed catalogues)

Webster Dictionary

  1. Corny(adj)

    strong, stiff, or hard, like a horn; resembling horn

  2. Corny(adj)

    producing corn or grain; furnished with grains of corn

  3. Corny(adj)

    containing corn; tasting well of malt

  4. Corny(adj)

    tipsy


Translations for corny

Kernerman English Multilingual Dictionary

corny(adjective)

not original or interesting

a corny joke.

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