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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

The show can border on the cornball; the characters are the sort you might have seen in the sort of dramas popular in 1868.

From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 25, 2025

It is in the “Star Trek” way of things to get a little cornball, a little goofball, a little silly.

From Los Angeles Times ● May 4, 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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