单词 | cornball |
释义 | cornball[ kawrn-bawl ] / ˈkɔrnˌbɔl / SEE SYNONYMS FOR cornball ON THESAURUS.COM nounpopcorn rolled into a ball and flavored with molasses or caramel. Informal.
adjectiveInformal. corny1 (def. 2). Origin of cornball1835–45, Americanism;corn1 + ball1; defs. 2, 3 influenced by slang sense of corn.Cf. screwball, oddball Words nearby cornballcormel, cormophyte, cormorant, corn, cornaceous, cornball, corn beef, Corn Belt, corn borer, cornbraid, cornbread Dictionary.com UnabridgedBased on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2020 Example sentences from the Web for cornball
British Dictionary definitions for cornballcornball / (ˈkɔːnˌbɔːl) mainly US / nouna person given to mawkish or unsophisticated behaviour adjectiveanother word for corny Word Origin for cornballC20: 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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