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cornball

[kawrn-bawl] / ˈkɔrnˌbɔl /












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Her Mona, an overlooked mother-of-two in a miserable marriage, is the only person in town who wants the small role of a building super in a cornball musical called “Nosy Neighbors.”

From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 18, 2026

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

This episode’s cornball elements are on full display in its opening scene, as Axe’s forces break up a romance between two aristocratic aliens from different races.

From New York Times ● Apr. 5, 2023

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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