corny
pronunciation
How to pronounce corny in British English:
UK [ˈkɔ:ni]
How to pronounce corny in American English:
US [ˈkɔrni]
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- Adjective:
- dull and tiresome but with pretensions of significance or originality
Word Origin
- corny (adj.)
- 1570s, "full of corn, pertaining to corn, from corn (n.1) + -y (2). Chaucer used it of ale (late 14c.), perhaps to mean "malty." American English slang "old-fashioned, sentimental" is from 1932 (first attested in "Melody Maker"), perhaps originally "something appealing to country folk" (corn-fed in the same sense is attested from 1929). Related: Cornily; corniness.
Example
- 1. Because it was a bit corny in parts .
- 2. Do you think giving a poem to a guy you like is too corny ?
- 3. You might find this a little bit corny , but I guess that 's what love is all about .
- 4. Corny but true : if you smile you will make other people happy .
- 5. My top five works of art for valentine 's day are a bit soft-centred , some might say , a bit corny and a bit cliched even - but that 's valentine 's day for you .