Cornhusker

noun, slang

noun, slang ·Moderate ·High school level

Definitions

Noun
  1. 1
    A native or resident of the American state of Nebraska. informal
  2. 2
    A person or device that removes husks from corn.
  3. 3
    a native or resident of Nebraska wordnet
  4. 4
    Any of a number of sports teams in Nebraska. in-plural

    "Two weeks later, the Cornhuskers put on their road whites again and promptly got schooled by miserable Iowa State in Ames. After the shocking loss […]"

  5. 5
    A person who is a native or resident of the U.S. state of Nebraska. capitalized, usually
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  1. 6
    a worker who husks corn wordnet
  2. 7
    A yokel. informal

Synonyms

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"Two weeks later, the Cornhuskers put on their road whites again and promptly got schooled by miserable Iowa State in Ames. After the shocking loss […]"

Etymology

From corn + husker.

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Cornhusker State

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