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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Andre Gee, Rolling Stone, 23 Oct. 2025
Definitely not, and some are definitely too corny for my taste.
—Henna Pryor, CNBC, 21 Oct. 2025
For the third time in four years, the Sooners failed to score a touchdown in a multi-score loss to Texas, sending Sooners fans scampering from their side of the stadium back to fried food and corny dogs at the State Fair of Texas, well before the clock hit zero in a 23-6 defeat.
—Chris Vannini, New York Times, 12 Oct. 2025
Smart jokes are funny, while eye-rolling bits get the safety net of being corny as a result of desperate producers trying to juice up their franchise.
—William Earl, Variety, 6 Oct. 2025
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Adjective
The project steals the landmark album’s lyrics, but then distances itself from hip-hop with a corny new name and title.
—Andre Gee, Rolling Stone, 23 Oct. 2025
Definitely not, and some are definitely too corny for my taste.
—Henna Pryor, CNBC, 21 Oct. 2025
For the third time in four years, the Sooners failed to score a touchdown in a multi-score loss to Texas, sending Sooners fans scampering from their side of the stadium back to fried food and corny dogs at the State Fair of Texas, well before the clock hit zero in a 23-6 defeat.
—Chris Vannini, New York Times, 12 Oct. 2025
Smart jokes are funny, while eye-rolling bits get the safety net of being corny as a result of desperate producers trying to juice up their franchise.
—William Earl, Variety, 6 Oct. 2025
See All Example Sentences for corny
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“Corny.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/corny. Accessed 26 Oct. 2025.
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