cornball

ˈkɔːrnˌbɔːl

Definition of cornball - Reverso English Dictionary

Noun

person

Rare

unsophisticated or overly sentimental person

Rare

He's such a cornball when he talks about his dog.

bumpkin

simpleton

confectionery

Rare

ball of popcorn stuck with candy

Rare

She bought a cornball at the fair.

popcorn ball

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ball of popcorn stuck with candy

Origin of cornball

English, corn (grain) + ball (sphere)

Examples of cornball in a sentence

His cornball jokes always make us laugh.
The kids enjoyed a sweet cornball after dinner.
Each cornball was wrapped in colorful paper.

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French:ringard, boule de pop-corn, ...
German:Gefühlsmensch, Popcornkugel, ...
Italian:romantico, palla di popcorn, ...
Spanish:cursi, bola de palomitas, ...
Portuguese:sentimentalão, bola de pipocas, ...
Chinese:老土, 爆米花球, ...
Japanese:感傷的な人, ポップコーンボール, ...
Arabic:ساذج, كُرة فُشار بالحَلوى, ...
Hebrew:רַגְשָׁן, כַּדּוּר פוֹפּקוֹרְן, ...
Russian:простак, шарик из попкорна, ...
Ukrainian:нескладна людина, попкорнова куля, ...
Hindi:भावुक व्यक्ति, कॉर्नबॉल, ...
Bengali:সেন্টিমেন্টাল, কর্নবল, ...
Catalan:cursi, bola de crispetes, ...
Czech:slaďoch, koule z popcornu slepeného sladkou hmotou, ...
Danish:tøffelhelt, popcornkugle, ...
Dutch:sentimentele ziel, popcornbal, ...
Greek:συναισθηματικός, καραμελωμένη μπάλα ποπ κορν, ...
Hungarian:nyálgép, cukorkával összeragasztott pattogatott kukoricagolyó, ...
Khmer:មនុស្សស្រគត់ស្រគំ, គ្រាប់ពោតផ្ទុះបិទជាប់ស្ករគ្រាប់, ...
Korean:촌스러운 사람, 팝콘볼, ...
Persian:آدم ساده‌لوح, توپ پاپ کورن, ...
Polish:naiwniak, kulka popcornowa, ...
Portuguese (BR):brega, bola de pipoca doce, ...
Romanian:sentimental, bilă de popcorn, ...
Swedish:tönt, popcornboll, ...
Thai:คนซื่อบื้อ, ข้าวโพดคั่วบอล, ...
Turkish:duygusal, patlamış mısır topu, ...
Vietnamese:người sến súa, viên bỏng ngô, ...

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