corny

ˈkɔːrni

corniercorniest

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Definition of corny - Reverso English Dictionary

Adjective

unoriginal

lacking in originality or creativity

The movie's plot was so corny that we could predict every twist..

banal

trite

expressionhackneyed or excessively sentimental

His corny love letters made her cringe.

banal

maudlin

trite

outdated style

Slang

uncool or lame

Slang

Wearing socks with sandals is so corny.

cheesy

tacky

unfashionable

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corny joke

joke that is unoriginal and not funny

He told a corny joke that made everyone groan.

Origin of corny

English, corn (grain) + y (characterized by)

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hokey

adj.

emotion

overly sentimental or corny, excessively emotional

cheese dip

pop culture

slang term for something cheesy or corny

cheesily

adv.

sentimentality

in a way that is overly sentimental or corny

cheesiness

sentimentality

quality of being overly sentimental or corny

cheesylicious

adj.

humor

overly sentimental or corny in a fun way

cheezie

oth.

corny

something overly sentimental or clichéd

cornified

adj.

informal

made overly sentimental or corny

mac and cheesy

adj.

style

overly cheesy or corny in style

Examples of corny in a sentence

The speech was filled with corny clichés.
The movie's corny dialogue made everyone laugh.
She rolled her eyes at his corny jokes.
His jokes were too corny for the audience.
That old movie is considered corny now.

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French:ringard, gnangnan, ...
German:abgedroschen, kitschig, ...
Italian:scontato, melenso, ...
Spanish:cursi, sentimental, ...
Portuguese:piroso, piegas, ...
Chinese:老套, 老套的, ...
Japanese:陳腐な, 感傷的な, ...
Arabic:مُبْتَذَل, ساذج, ...
Hebrew:בָּנָאלִי, קִיטְשִׁי, ...
Russian:избитый, слащавый, ...
Ukrainian:банальний, сентиментальний, ...
Hindi:घिसा-पिटा, घिसापिटा, ...
Bengali:বস্তাপচা, বেমানান, ...
Catalan:trillat, cursi, ...
Czech:otřepaný, přeslazený, ...
Danish:klichéfyldt, plat, ...
Dutch:cliché, sentimenteel, ...
Greek:τετριμμένος, γλυκανάλατος, ...
Hungarian:eredetietlen, nyálas, ...
Khmer:ដដែលៗគ្មានភាពច្នៃប្រឌិត, ស៊ាំដដែលៗ, ...
Korean:진부한, 유치한, ...
Persian:کلیشه‌ای, آبکی, ...
Polish:oklepany, banalny, ...
Portuguese (BR):lamechas, brega, ...
Romanian:banal, cliché, ...
Swedish:töntig, klyschig, ...
Thai:ซ้ำซาก, เลี่ยน, ...
Turkish:bayat, banal, ...
Vietnamese:cũ rích, sến súa, ...

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