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Cornball

adj, noun, slang

Definitions

Adjective
  1. 1
    Naive, corny. informal

    "I know this sounds cornball, but I'd like to somehow make a difference in people's lives."

Noun
  1. 1
    A ball of popped corn stuck together with soft candy from molasses or sugar.

    "How large and inviting were the cornballs that piled the platter, and how crisp and glossy the braids and twists of molasses candy that mother and cousin had made when the little ones were snug in bed."

  2. 2
    An unsophisticated person. US, informal
  3. 3
    Something or someone excessively corny. US, informal

    "That movie was a real cornball."

  4. 4
    A corny person; an uncool, stupid, or lame person. Internet, US

    "Who's this cornball, man?"

Etymology

Etymology 1

From corn + ball.

Etymology 2

From corn + ball.

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