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cornball

[kawrn-bawl] / ˈkɔrnˌbɔl /












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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

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 and some Hollywood nightclub and a cornball from Wichita was like, “You can’t come in here, bro.”

From Los Angeles Times ● Mar. 17, 2022

The Caldwell piano, so rhythmically straight that it was almost cornball, contrasted with the swing and syncopation of the rhythm track.”

From Los Angeles Times ● Feb. 25, 2022

But if I had a girl like Kim, I'd probably be acting like a cornball too.

From "When I Was the Greatest" by Jason Reynolds




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