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# corny

adjective (corny, cornier, corniest)

«corny» in the English dictionary: everyday — its meanings, how the lessons use it, and examples, each with its tree on Mova.

## Everyday

1. (informal) Old-fashioned, silly or used too many times to be funny or moving, but often in a sweet way: «a corny joke». [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/C/corny/#m1)
2. Too sentimental, sweet or soppy: «a corny love song». [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/C/corny/#m2)
3. (rare) Of or full of corn. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/C/corny/#m3)

### In the lessons

In everyday talk and stories, «corny jokes» are the groan-worthy ones dads tell and Christmas cracker jokes (What do you call a deer with no eyes? No idea!). In reviews of films and songs, «corny» means cheesy. Phrases: «corny joke», «a bit corny», «corny but sweet».

### Examples

- Dad's jokes are so corny that we all groan. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/C/corny/#x1)
- The cracker joke was corny, but we laughed anyway. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/C/corny/#x2)
- The ending of the film was a bit corny. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/C/corny/#x3)
- That corny love song makes my sister cry. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/C/corny/#x4)
- I know it sounds corny, but you're my best friend. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/C/corny/#x5)
- Why did the scarecrow win a prize? He was outstanding in his field. — That's so corny! [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/C/corny/#x6)

### Note

Comparative: cornier, corniest. Informal. Similar: cheesy (informal), soppy (UK), sappy (US). «Corny» is gentle teasing, not a strong insult.

## On Mova

- [Trees and pragmatics of «corny» in the school dictionary](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/C/corny/): every meaning and example parsed by Mova, with its dependency tree and frames.
- [«corny» in the school dictionary](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/dictionaries/school/w/corny.html) on Mova free.