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Definitions for Cornball
[1] popcorn rolled into a ball and flavored with molasses or caramel.
[2] Informal . a person who indulges in clichés or sentimentality. a country bumpkin; hick.
[3] Informal . corny1(def 2) .
[4] a person given to mawkish or unsophisticated behaviour
[5] another word for corny
Words related to Cornball
weepy, sentimental, romantic, mushy, mawkish, syrupy, wistful, regretful, mundane, hackneyed, vapid, stupid, dumb, corny, trite, bland, banal, dull, straightforward, naive
Words nearby Cornball
corn-picker, corn-pone, corn-root aphid, corn., cornaceous, cornball, cornbraid, corncob, corncob pipe, corncockle, corncrake
Origin of Cornball
1835–45, Americanism ; corn1 + ball1;defs 2, 3 influenced by slang sense of corn. Cf. screwball, oddball
Word origin for Cornball
C20: from corn ball a sweet consisting of a ball of popcorn and molasses
Synonyms for Cornball
mawkish, mushy, romantic, sentimental, syrupy, weepy, bathetic, befuddled, confused, drippy, gushing, insipid, lachrymose, schmaltzy, slush, soap, soapy, soppy, tear-jerking, tearful, weak