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单词 cornball
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cornball

[ kawrn-bawl ]
/ ˈkɔrnˌbɔl /
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noun

popcorn rolled into a ball and flavored with molasses or caramel.
Informal.
  1. a person who indulges in clichés or sentimentality.
  2. a country bumpkin; hick.

adjective

Informal. corny1 (def. 2).

Origin of cornball

1835–45, Americanism;corn1 + ball1; defs. 2, 3 influenced by slang sense of corn.Cf. screwball, oddball

Words nearby cornball

cormel, cormophyte, cormorant, corn, cornaceous, cornball, corn beef, Corn Belt, corn borer, cornbraid, cornbread
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Example sentences from the Web for cornball

  • But the complaints about the current administration did sometimes come with a spoonful of sugar, or at least a cornball of humor.

    What I Saw at Iowa’s So-Co Circus|Ben Jacobs|August 10, 2014|DAILY BEAST

British Dictionary definitions for cornball

cornball
/ (ˈkɔːnˌbɔːl) mainly US /

noun

a person given to mawkish or unsophisticated behaviour

adjective

another word for corny

Word Origin for cornball

C20: from corn ball a sweet consisting of a ball of popcorn and molasses
Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012
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