cornier; corniest
1
: mawkishly old-fashioned : tiresomely simple and sentimental
told corny jokes
corny greeting cards
2
: of or relating to corn
3
archaic
: tasting strongly of malt
Examples of corny in a Sentence
Adjective (1)
corny violin music during the movie's love scenes
the audience groaned as the emcee told one corny joke after another
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Saajan Jogia, MSNBC Newsweek, 21 June 2025
The overly dramatic music cues are corny, and the cast’s accents are all over the place.
—Dave Nemetz, TVLine, 19 June 2025
Some dads love to grill, others prefer playing golf—but most dads have one thing in common: an innate love of corny jokes.
—Jamie Fischer, Parents, 11 June 2025
Each bus has a pair of hosts, whose badinage is corny but crowd-pleasing.
—Patricia Marx, New Yorker, 5 May 2025
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Adjective
Minimalist sneakers that cost $1,000 are inherently corny.
—Saajan Jogia, MSNBC Newsweek, 21 June 2025
The overly dramatic music cues are corny, and the cast’s accents are all over the place.
—Dave Nemetz, TVLine, 19 June 2025
Some dads love to grill, others prefer playing golf—but most dads have one thing in common: an innate love of corny jokes.
—Jamie Fischer, Parents, 11 June 2025
Each bus has a pair of hosts, whose badinage is corny but crowd-pleasing.
—Patricia Marx, New Yorker, 5 May 2025
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“Corny.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/corny. Accessed 8 Jul. 2025.
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