corny
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5.8
- adjective
- /ˈkɔrni/
- Informal
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cursi
- He gave a corny speech about following your dreams that left the audience rolling their eyes.
It was all like police talk, but kind of like corny TV police talk.
- It was all like police talk, but kind of like corny TV police talk.
- I get I get so much more out of I know this sounds corny touching lives.
- But my, this may sound super corny, but my dad taught me to not.
- I saw an Instagram post, kind of corny but true.
- But as as corny as it sounds, this is not just a bag.
- And that app got corny as fuck fast, fast dude.
- And truthfully, the podcast, even though it's, it may sound corny, but I really do it for myself.
- I find this scene beyond so funny, so corny.
- I would just say very corny and fucking dorky like that.
- No, I just learned that I know it's kind of corny, but like, love kind of conquers all.
- If you find it corny or cheesy, then this may not be the place for you.
- No, here's why I think it's just corny.
Examples
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It sounds corny, but relationships are like flowers and flowers need water to bloom.
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Look, I know it sounds corny, Brooke, I really do.
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And it's kind of corny, but why not?
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For me, man, this may sound corny, but it's either.
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Now, I know this sounds corny, but low prices is kind of important.
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This may sound corny, but--
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I know it sounds corny, but...
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I know this sounds corny, but you look familiar to me.
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We gave into it, feeling corny, loving the idea of it.
Fiction book (1999) -
If you find it corny or cheesy, then this may not be the place for you.
Synonyms
68
4.3
Showy in a cheap way that looks bad
56
4.6
Feels too sentimental and silly, like a movie or card
32
3.1
Not new or interesting because of repetition
27
4.3
Showing too much emotion in a way that seems silly or fake
26
6.6
Not new or interesting because it is used too often
23
8.2
Showing fake feeling and too much emotion
23
7.0
Too emotional in a way that feels silly or fake
21
7.2
Used so often that it feels boring
8
8.2
Too sentimental or brightly decorated and not in good taste
4
7.5
Silly and old-fashioned in a way that feels uncool
3
8.2
Too sweet or emotional in a way that makes you feel sick
2
8.7
Too emotional in a way that feels false or silly
1
8.7
Not new and full of old ideas used in jokes or stories
1
5.4
Not new because people use it too often and it is easy to guess
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9.9
Full of old or obvious ideas that seem important
Not original, dull and trying to seem important
Boring because it uses words or ideas people hear many times
A little silly and too sentimental, feeling fake
Too sweet and sentimental in tone or style
Being too emotional in a cheap, false way
Antonyms
Compounds
How Corny
Surface Forms
Morphology
Etymology
The word corny comes from corn, the simple crop of the countryside, and it once described jokes, songs, or stories that felt 'from the country' or plain. Because those country things seemed old-fashioned or too simple, corny now means 'sentimental' or 'clichéd'.