āĻ āĻ¨ā§āĻ¸āĻ¨ā§āĻ§āĻžāĻ¨ āĻāĻ°ā§āĻ¨
āĻ āĻāĻŋāĻ§āĻžāĻ¨ā§āĻ° āĻāĻžāĻˇāĻž āĻ¨āĻŋāĻ°ā§āĻŦāĻžāĻāĻ¨ āĻāĻ°ā§āĻ¨
āĻāĻĒāĻ¨āĻžāĻ° āĻāĻžāĻˇāĻž āĻ¨āĻŋāĻ°ā§āĻŦāĻžāĻāĻ¨ āĻāĻ°ā§āĻ¨
cornball
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Cornball
01
āĻ āĻ¤ā§āĻ¯āĻ§āĻŋāĻ āĻ¸āĻāĻŦā§āĻĻāĻ¨āĻļā§āĻ˛ āĻŦā§āĻ¯āĻā§āĻ¤āĻŋ, āĻĒā§āĻ°āĻžāĻ¨ā§ āĻŦā§āĻ¯āĻā§āĻ¤āĻŋ
a person who is excessively sentimental, clichÊd, or cheesy, often in a way that is considered outdated or awkward
Disapproving
Humorous
Informal
āĻāĻĻāĻžāĻšāĻ°āĻŖ
He âs such a cornball, always telling those old-fashioned jokes at the party.
āĻ¸ā§ āĻāĻŽāĻ¨ āĻāĻāĻāĻŋ āĻĒā§āĻ°āĻžāĻ¨ā§ āĻ˛ā§āĻ, āĻ¸āĻ°ā§āĻŦāĻĻāĻž āĻĒāĻžāĻ°ā§āĻāĻŋāĻ¤ā§ āĻ¸ā§āĻ āĻĒā§āĻ°āĻžāĻ¨ā§ āĻ°āĻ¸āĻŋāĻāĻ¤āĻž āĻŦāĻ˛ā§āĨ¤
02
āĻŦāĻžāĻ¸āĻŋ, āĻ āĻ¤āĻŋāĻ°āĻŋāĻā§āĻ¤ āĻāĻŦā§āĻāĻĒā§āĻ°āĻŦāĻŖ
something that is overly sentimental, cheesy, or clichÊd, often in an outdated or awkward way
Disapproving
Humorous
Informal
āĻāĻĻāĻžāĻšāĻ°āĻŖ
That song is so cornball, I ca nât take it seriously.
āĻāĻ āĻāĻžāĻ¨āĻāĻž āĻāĻ¤ āĻŦā§āĻŽāĻžāĻ¨āĻžāĻ¨, āĻāĻŽāĻŋ āĻāĻāĻžāĻā§ āĻā§āĻ°ā§āĻ¤ā§āĻŦ āĻ¸āĻšāĻāĻžāĻ°ā§ āĻ¨āĻŋāĻ¤ā§ āĻĒāĻžāĻ°āĻāĻŋ āĻ¨āĻžāĨ¤
to cornball
01
āĻ āĻ¤āĻŋāĻ°āĻŋāĻā§āĻ¤ āĻāĻžāĻŦāĻĒā§āĻ°āĻŦāĻŖ āĻšāĻ¯āĻŧā§ āĻāĻ ā§ āĻ¨āĻž āĻāĻŦāĻ āĻŽā§āĻ˛ āĻŦāĻŋāĻˇāĻ¯āĻŧā§ āĻāĻ¸ā§!, āĻ¨āĻžāĻāĻā§āĻ¯āĻŧāĻ¤āĻž āĻŦāĻ¨ā§āĻ§ āĻāĻ°ā§ āĻāĻŦāĻ āĻŽā§āĻ˛ āĻāĻĨāĻžāĻ¯āĻŧ āĻāĻ¸ā§!
to act in an exaggeratedly sentimental or cheesy manner, often in a way that seems insincere or forced
Disapproving
Humorous
Informal
āĻāĻĻāĻžāĻšāĻ°āĻŖ
Stop cornballing around and get to the point!
āĻ
āĻāĻŋāĻ¨āĻ¯āĻŧ āĻŦāĻ¨ā§āĻ§ āĻāĻ°ā§ āĻāĻŦāĻ āĻŽā§āĻ˛ āĻŦāĻŋāĻˇāĻ¯āĻŧā§ āĻāĻ¸ā§!
āĻļāĻŦā§āĻĻāĻ¤āĻžāĻ¤ā§āĻ¤ā§āĻŦāĻŋāĻ āĻāĻžāĻ
cornball
corn
ball
āĻ¨āĻŋāĻāĻāĻŦāĻ°ā§āĻ¤ā§ āĻļāĻŦā§āĻĻ
