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cornball

[kawrn-bawl] / ˈkɔrnˌbɔl /












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The music won over the suits, and the Bayou Boys soon had their own daily program, “Hayloft Hoedown,” a mix of blistering, acoustic-only live performances and manic cornball comedy skits.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 31, 2026

This much silence from pop music’s most dramatic main character, biggest cornball and most profligate breadcrumb dropper has rattled the usual channels for all things Swift.

From Salon ● Jul. 9, 2026

It’s in the series’ DNA to be a little cornball, and that there’s nothing overtly fancy or stylish in the production reflects the sort of nonliterary literature from which it springs.

From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 4, 2023

This episode’s cornball elements are on full display in its opening scene, as Axe’s forces break up a romance between two aristocratic aliens from different races.

From New York Times ● Apr. 5, 2023

"Yeah, he might not say stuff like, Jazz is a cornball," I teased, looking over her shoulder at what she was working on.

From "When I Was the Greatest" by Jason Reynolds


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