Cornplate

verb, slang

verb, slang ·Uncommon ·College level

Definitions

Verb
  1. 1
    To discuss or scrutinize insignificant or inconsequential details in media. humorous, slang

    "Keep in mind that not every instance of digging deep into small details is cornplating: sometimes, there can be interesting things hidden in the background!"

Example

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"Keep in mind that not every instance of digging deep into small details is cornplating: sometimes, there can be interesting things hidden in the background!"

Etymology

Compound of corn + plate; coined by Twitter user teyaミ☆ (@camascamshafts) in October 2022 in reference to a tweet about a scene from the film Encanto in which the character Dolores Madrigal briefly holds a plate of corn.

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