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cornball

[kawrn-bawl] / ˈkɔrnˌbɔl /












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Once I noticed that the supermarket where I shop was churning out generic cornball Walmart country music to a staff that consisted almost entirely of Hispanic women.

From The Wall Street Journal Nov. 15, 2025

“I would go to the door at some Hollywood nightclub and a cornball from Wichita was like, ‘You can’t come in here, bro.’

From Los Angeles Times Jun. 28, 2023

But he also has a lighter side, occasionally indulging cornball jokes and puns.

From New York Times Feb. 6, 2022

While the attendees' sporadic voiceovers border on cornball platitudes at times, there's no mistaking their pre-concert frenzy as wannabe concertgoers surrender their hopes to the whimsy of dial-up ticket services.

From Salon Sep. 18, 2021

Some kid giving the camera a thumbs-up like a cornball.

From "Ghost" by Jason Reynolds




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