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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 rustical
tiresomely obvious and unsophisticated
the audience groaned as the emcee told one corny joke after another
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Recent Examples of corny
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.
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William Earl, Variety, 6 Oct. 2025
Yes, this scene is undeniably corny.
—James Factora, Them., 26 Sep. 2025
The show itself is a caricature of true crime: a corny narrator, cringe-worthy B-roll, exoticism, and cheesy music.
—John J. Lennon
september 24, Literary Hub, 24 Sep. 2025
Visually rapturous and moving even at its corniest moments, the whole thing is spectacular.
—Bilge Ebiri, Vulture, 6 Sep. 2025
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William Earl, Variety, 6 Oct. 2025
Yes, this scene is undeniably corny.
—James Factora, Them., 26 Sep. 2025
The show itself is a caricature of true crime: a corny narrator, cringe-worthy B-roll, exoticism, and cheesy music.
—John J. Lennon
september 24, Literary Hub, 24 Sep. 2025
Visually rapturous and moving even at its corniest moments, the whole thing is spectacular.
—Bilge Ebiri, Vulture, 6 Sep. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for corny
Adjective
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Her voice unleashes a sentimental whirlpool of longing, betrayal, and post-breakup rage without a hint of irony.—
Ernesto Lechner,
Rolling Stone,
27 Oct. 2025
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At the time, the New York Giants star posted a sentimental social media tribute in honor of the occasion.—
Nicholas Rice,
PEOPLE,
25 Oct. 2025
Adjective
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Skin-tight is out, baggy is in, and these buttery-soft pieces prove that comfort doesn’t have to equal sloppy.—
Katie Ann Lehman,
StyleCaster,
24 Oct. 2025
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These records aren’t sloppy mistakes—they’re the default behavior of most agentic AI systems.—
Keivan Navaie,
IEEE Spectrum,
22 Oct. 2025
Adjective
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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
Adjective
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The Cabana’s greasy floor was sticky under her bare feet.—
Carly Tagen-Dye,
PEOPLE,
24 Oct. 2025
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The fruit flies are attracted to them and get stuck on the sticky glue.—
Emma Ashe,
Southern Living,
24 Oct. 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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The rustic chandelier in the retail store is made of vines.—
Lauren Green,
FOXNews.com,
26 Oct. 2025
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Misspin 20-Inch Harvest Thanksgiving Wreath With a mix of white foam pumpkins, berries, and twigs, this neutral wreath brings instant rustic charm to your front door.—
Mariana Best,
Better Homes & Gardens,
25 Oct. 2025
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“Corny.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/corny. Accessed 29 Oct. 2025.
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