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Word: Corny
Speech Type: Adjective
Etymology:
1930s: from an earlier sense ‘rustic, appealing to country folk’
Audio Pronunciation:
Phonetic Spelling:
ˈkɔːni
Dialects: British English
Definition:
trite, banal, or mawkishly sentimental
Short Definition:trite, banal, or mawkishly sentimental
Examples:- it sounds corny, but as soon as I saw her I knew she was the one
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