cornball
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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
Davis and Head make strong impressions, masking the pedestrian, sometimes cornball dialogue.
From Los Angeles Times ● Feb. 26, 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
But he also has a lighter side, occasionally indulging cornball jokes and puns.
From New York Times ● Feb. 6, 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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