Definitions
dull and tiresome but with pretensions of significance or originality
Word origin
From Middle English corny, equivalent to corn (“a type of cereal or grain”) + -y. Piecewise doublet of grainy. In the "hackneyed" sense, from "corn catalogue jokes", reputedly low-quality jokes that were formerly printed in mail-order seed catalogues.
Used in a sentence
“The duct tape and wire was a pretty corny solution.”
“The movie was okay, but the love scene was really corny.”
“He sent a bouquet of twelve red roses and a card: "Roses are red, Violets are blue, Sugar is sweet, So are you." How corny is that?”
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Used as a crossword answer1 curated clues
01“Clichéd and sentimental”5 letters
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