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as in sentimental
appealing to the emotions in an obvious and tiresome way
corny violin music during the movie's love scenes
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as in hokey
tiresomely obvious and unsophisticated
the audience groaned as the emcee told one corny joke after another
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Recent Examples of corny
Some simply thought giving away a fake shoe was corny.
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Ian Servantes, Footwear News, 11 Dec. 2025
And, yes, the occasional line of dialogue will feel improbably tin-earned and corny.
—Vikram Murthi, IndieWire, 10 Dec. 2025
Humor… never says anything corny.
—Andre Gee, Rolling Stone, 31 Oct. 2025
The special effects can look corny and the story overloads us with too many characters.
—Randy Myers, Mercury News, 24 Oct. 2025
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Ian Servantes, Footwear News, 11 Dec. 2025
And, yes, the occasional line of dialogue will feel improbably tin-earned and corny.
—Vikram Murthi, IndieWire, 10 Dec. 2025
Humor… never says anything corny.
—Andre Gee, Rolling Stone, 31 Oct. 2025
The special effects can look corny and the story overloads us with too many characters.
—Randy Myers, Mercury News, 24 Oct. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for corny
Adjective
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Her new album, La Dame, unites slower and more sentimental shatta ballads with the thumping dancefloor heaters that first drew me to her music.—
Anna Gaca,
Pitchfork,
13 Jan. 2026
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In December 2025, Bündchen reflected on how her baby boy's birth changed her life in a sentimental Instagram post.—
Yasmeen Hamadeh,
PEOPLE,
10 Jan. 2026
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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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After an awesomely hokey prologue that deprives Det.—
Dennis Harvey,
Variety,
28 Oct. 2025
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The crewneck sweater with button details and batwing sleeves creates an oversized fit that feels effortless without looking sloppy.—
Chaise Sanders,
Travel + Leisure,
16 Jan. 2026
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The win snapped a two-game losing streak for Joe Mazzulla’s squad, which looked sluggish and sloppy for much of the night.—
Zack Cox,
Boston Herald,
16 Jan. 2026
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
Adjective
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Cramer said strong signs from forwarding holiday spending suggest inflation may remain sticky, setting up tension between a president eager to contain prices and consumers who have borne the brunt of inflation.—
Luke Fountain,
CNBC,
10 Jan. 2026
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To keep a tension rod from slipping, look for rods that have rubber stoppers on the ends or that come with sticky wall brackets.—
Karen Brewer Grossman,
Southern Living,
9 Jan. 2026
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Decorative wood planks make for a rustic accent wall that naturally flows up to the ceiling.—
Claire Hoppe Norgaard,
Better Homes & Gardens,
13 Jan. 2026
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Rounded ball points along the edge of this rustic mirror add some pizzazz without overwhelming the minimalist design.—
Erika Owen,
Architectural Digest,
12 Jan. 2026
Adjective
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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
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Never underestimate a corn-fed basic from Hockeytown.—
Meredith Blake,
Los Angeles Times,
29 May 2023
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“Corny.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/corny. Accessed 20 Jan. 2026.
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