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Grammar : Adj
Spell : kawr-nee
Phonetic Transcription : ˈkɔr ni

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Définition of corny

Origin :
  • 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.
  • adj trite, clichéd
Example sentences :
  • This was all said with a sort of nonchalance, which Corny did not at all like.
  • Extract from : « Tales And Novels, Volume 9 (of 10) » by Maria Edgeworth
  • "Faults on both sides generally in all quarrels," said Corny.
  • Extract from : « Tales And Novels, Volume 9 (of 10) » by Maria Edgeworth
  • Corny said he was willing to make the trial, if they pleased.
  • Extract from : « Tales And Novels, Volume 9 (of 10) » by Maria Edgeworth
  • Never mind, Corny dear, I'll buy a bag of marbles for you at Banagher.'
  • Extract from : « Jack Hinton » by Charles James Lever
  • Corny is to remain behind, and I must ask of you to look to him on his arrival in Dublin.
  • Extract from : « Jack Hinton » by Charles James Lever
  • Rectus and I didn't care much about doing this, but Corny insisted on it.
  • Extract from : « A Jolly Fellowship » by Frank R. Stockton
  • Corny couldn't come, because her mother said she must not be running around so much.
  • Extract from : « A Jolly Fellowship » by Frank R. Stockton
  • "Cornelia V. Chipperton," said Corny, and he wrote that down.
  • Extract from : « A Jolly Fellowship » by Frank R. Stockton
  • We held a meeting just as we got to the hotel, and he and Corny both voted for me.
  • Extract from : « A Jolly Fellowship » by Frank R. Stockton
  • But almost any one would take an interest in a girl like Corny.
  • Extract from : « A Jolly Fellowship » by Frank R. Stockton

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