as in rustic
tiresomely obvious and unsophisticated
the musical's corn-fed humor harkens back to a more innocent, unjaded era
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Recent Examples of corn-fed
Cattle—even corn-fed ones—tend to spend much of their life on pasture eating grass, which leads to a lot of methane burps, but growing that grass is not carbon intensive.
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Sarah Zhang, The Atlantic, 8 Jan. 2025
Never underestimate a corn-fed basic from Hockeytown.
—Meredith Blake, Los Angeles Times, 29 May 2023
Sarah Zhang, The Atlantic, 8 Jan. 2025
Never underestimate a corn-fed basic from Hockeytown.
—Meredith Blake, Los Angeles Times, 29 May 2023
Recent Examples of Synonyms for corn-fed
Adjective
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Warm, gauzy photographs depict a rustic kitchen hung with antique baskets and gleaming copper pots; militantly tidy arrangements of canapés; and a radiant young Stewart in a spotless white dress.—
Hannah Goldfield,
New Yorker,
3 Nov. 2025
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The cozy lodge rooms, rustic yet luxurious cabins, and glamping tents all nod to refined Canadiana—think wood headboards, plaid throw blankets, and woodsy touches like vintage snowshoes hanging on the wall.—
Lisa Kadane,
Travel + Leisure,
2 Nov. 2025
Adjective
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There’s a fair share of cornball dialogue in Cornelius Uliano and Bryan Schulz’s screenplay, as well as an excess of reassuring schmaltz at the fadeout.—
Dennis Harvey,
Variety,
3 Oct. 2024
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Another scream for this bad, unabashedly cornball line.—
Evan Minsker,
Rolling Stone,
5 Sep. 2024
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However, sometimes managers plan for hokey-cokey transfers or immediately reverse a decision due to regret.—
Holly Shand,
New York Times,
23 Oct. 2025
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So, what was the key to it not being hokey?—
Chris O'Falt,
IndieWire,
20 Oct. 2025
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“Corn-fed.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/corn-fed. Accessed 6 Nov. 2025.
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