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cornball¹

  • /ˈkɔɹn.bɔl/ US
  • /ˈkɔɹn.bɑl/ US, cot caught merger

Where it comes from

From corn + ball.

noun cornballs

  1. A ball of popped corn stuck together with soft candy from molasses or sugar. How large and inviting were the cornballs that piled the platter, and how crisp and glossy the braids and twists of molasses candy that mother and cousin had made when the little ones were snug in bed.

cornball²

Where it comes from

From corn + -ball.

noun cornballs

  1. US, informal An unsophisticated person.
  2. US, informal Something or someone excessively corny. That movie was a real cornball.
  3. Internet, US A corny person; an uncool, stupid, or lame person. Who's this cornball, man?

adjective more cornball · most cornball

  1. informal Naive, corny. I know this sounds cornball, but I'd like to somehow make a difference in people's lives.

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"cornball." Wiktionary, via Micwyn, micwyn.com/word/cornball. Accessed 6 Nov. 2026.

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cornball. (n.d.). In Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Retrieved November 6, 2026, from https://micwyn.com/word/cornball

Chicago

"cornball." Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Accessed November 6, 2026. https://micwyn.com/word/cornball.

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@misc{cornball_2026,
  title = {cornball},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/cornball},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}