Definition of "corny" []

• Trite, dated, melodramatic, or mawkishly sentimental. (adjective)

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• "At the state fair in Iowa, he ate what he called "corny dogs" and talked about growing up the son of a "dry-land cotton farmer" who appreciates the agricultural way of life."
• "What's really corny is that he made a show in Iraq trying to receive some recognition for the success of "Bush's war"."
• "Nicole -- The Fletcher family says that corny is a hybrid of "corn" and "carnie.""