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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
It’s been a staple of awards shows for years, a corny bit designed mostly to bolster confidence in the voting results.
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Susan Campos, HollywoodReporter, 14 Jan. 2026
Sprinkles was known for, among other things, inventive and somewhat corny methods of customer delivery.
—Los Angeles Times, 11 Jan. 2026
The tone here is knowingly corny but emotionally confident.
—Anthony D'alessandro, Deadline, 26 Dec. 2025
Even when corny, the whole album is jolly fun.
—Jed Gottlieb, Boston Herald, 21 Dec. 2025
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Susan Campos, HollywoodReporter, 14 Jan. 2026
Sprinkles was known for, among other things, inventive and somewhat corny methods of customer delivery.
—Los Angeles Times, 11 Jan. 2026
The tone here is knowingly corny but emotionally confident.
—Anthony D'alessandro, Deadline, 26 Dec. 2025
Even when corny, the whole album is jolly fun.
—Jed Gottlieb, Boston Herald, 21 Dec. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for corny
Adjective
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For a kid of 16, a sentimental journey isn’t normally an especially long trip.—
Jody Mamone,
Hartford Courant,
11 Feb. 2026
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In the film from Gulfstream Pictures, which is currently in production in New Orleans, Iacono will play the role of sentimental, comic wingman Colin Davis.—
Matt Grobar,
Deadline,
10 Feb. 2026
Adjective
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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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At times, Epstein characterized the billionaire’s office as sloppy and amateurish, exposing him to taxes and reputational risks while making sensitive payments.—
Tom Schoenberg,
Fortune,
5 Feb. 2026
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The Heat also ran into its own sloppy play, committing 19 turnovers.—
Anthony Chiang,
Miami Herald,
1 Feb. 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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Inspect them for rust and any sticky residue which can be wiped away with WD-40 (which also help keep the hinges lubricated).—
Mary Marlowe Leverette,
The Spruce,
10 Feb. 2026
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And inflation, while still sticky, has remained stable in recent months.—
Matt Richardson,
CBS News,
9 Feb. 2026
Adjective
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Wilcox’s country loaf, though, is a new Los Angeles bellwether for rustic-style bread.—
Bill Addison,
Los Angeles Times,
14 Feb. 2026
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Bathrooms use coloured polished concrete in the spirit of São João Batista’s rustic adobe.—
Stephanie Rafanelli,
Condé Nast Traveler,
11 Feb. 2026
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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 15 Feb. 2026.
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