Definition of corn-fednext
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. 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
  • Their rustic aesthetic heralded an acoustic music boom that included acts like Ed Sheeran, Noah Kahan, and Zach Bryan, and their sound crept into the rhythms of pop.
    Jon Dolan, Rolling Stone, 21 Feb. 2026
  • Elsewhere in the hotel, the look is rustic and Mediterranean, combining traditional elements like wooden ceiling beams, elegant canopies draped over king-size beds, and carpets made of natural fibers.
    Condé Nast, Condé Nast Traveler, 20 Feb. 2026
Adjective
  • 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
  • Another scream for this bad, unabashedly cornball line.
    Evan Minsker, Rolling Stone, 5 Sep. 2024
Adjective
  • What ultimately keeps the house from feeling hokey or trite is Glazer’s commitment to her all-encompassing taste.
    Mark Lamster Architecture Critic, Dallas Morning News, 10 Feb. 2026
  • With no internet, their only entertainment comes from booze, ping-pong, rudimentary video games, and VHS tapes of hokey old game shows.
    Richard Edwards, Space.com, 21 Nov. 2025

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“Corn-fed.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/corn-fed. Accessed 24 Feb. 2026.

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