源自中古英語 corny,等價於corn + -y。至於義項「陳腐的」,源自「corn catalogue jokes」,即印在郵寄作物種子目錄內的笑話,常被認為質量較低。
corny (比較級 cornier,最高級 corniest)
- 無聊的,沒有新意的
The duct tape and wire was a pretty corny solution.- 用防塵膠帶和電線也太沒有新意了。
- 老套的,陳腐的;無病呻吟的
- 近義詞:kitsch、kitschy、cheesy、tacky、campy、schlocky、schmaltzy
The movie was okay, but the love scene was really corny.- 那部電影還行,但是戀愛那部分太套路了。
He sent a bouquet of twelve red roses and a card: "Roses are red, Violets are blue, Sugar is sweet, And so are you." How corny is that!- 他送了一束十二朵玫瑰的花束,還有一張卡片:「玫瑰是紅的,紫羅蘭是藍的,糖是甜的,你也是甜的。」真是土爆了!
- (非洲裔美國人白話,俚語) 拙劣的,愚蠢的,垃圾的,差勁的
- 2010, Nikki Carter, Not A Good Look, page 221:
- Dreya shakes her head and rolls her eyes. "I'm going to bed. Y'all corny."
- 2014, Niobia Bryant, Never Keeping Secrets, page 69:
- 「You and your silly bitch better give me fifty feet before both y'all corny asses get slam dunked in that pool.」
- 2016, Beyoncé, "Formation", Lemonade:
- Y'all haters corny with that Illuminati mess
- 有關使用本詞的更多用例,請參閱Citations:corny。
- (罕用) 含玉米的
2012, Marlene Koch, Eat More of What You Love, Running Press, →ISBN:Country Cornbread Muffins (page 290) / Marlene Says: The cool crunchy salad and slightly sweet corny muffins are perfect partners to the creamy, spicy black bean soup.- (請為本引文添加中文翻譯)
2014, Nancy Vienneau, The Third Thursday Community Potluck Cookbook: Recipes and Stories to Celebrate the Bounty of the Moment, Nelson Books, Thomas Nelson,頁號 180:There are cornbread recipes, and there are cornbread recipes. This one absolutely sings. Based on her daddy’s, and then her sister’s, beloved skillet-made bread, Maggie’s own recipe developed over time. It’s more about method, she says, but using stone-ground cornmeal and whole buttermilk are just as important. And a hot, seasoned cast-iron skillet is a must. What emerges is a rich “corny” bread, an almost melting soft interior encased in a ridiculously toothsome crust.- (請為本引文添加中文翻譯)
2015, Jennifer Robins, Down South Paleo: Delectable Southern Recipes Adapted for Gluten-Free, Paleo Eaters, Page Street Publishing Co., →ISBN,頁號 139:“CORNY” BREAD MUFFINS + HONEY BUTTER (GRAIN-, DAIRY-, SOY-, NIGHTSHADE-FREE) Well, making cornbread without corn is kinda tricky, but since corn is indeed a grain, “real” cornbread will not be found here.- (請為本引文添加中文翻譯)
2016, Stephanie Clarke, Willow Jarosh, Healthy, Happy Pregnancy Cookbook, Atria Paperback, →ISBN,頁號 83:Fiesta Corny Muffins / Cornbread goes with everything: salad, soup, and chili.- (請為本引文添加中文翻譯)
2019, George O. Wilson, Jr., Osborne Wilson’s Civil War Diaries, Christian Faith Publishing, Inc., →ISBN:Have beans, bacon, and cornbread for dinner. […] Have peas, bacon, and corny bread for dinner.- (請為本引文添加中文翻譯)
- (棄用) 產玉米或穀粒的;含玉米的
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The corny ear.- (請為本引文添加中文翻譯)
- (棄用,英國,俚語) 爛醉的
- 近義詞:drunkish、squiffy;亦參見Thesaurus:drunk
1850, Joseph Philip Robson, France's Songs of the Bards of the Tyne:Yen day when aw was corney.- (請為本引文添加中文翻譯)
corny (比較級 more corny,最高級 most corny)
- (棄用) 像角一樣堅硬的
- Conry, crony, croyn, cry on
- 國際音標(幫助):/ˈkɔrniː/, /ˈkoːrniː/
corny
- (罕用) 肥胖的
- (罕用) 含玉米的;麥芽味的
1387–1400, Geoffrey Chaucer, 「The Doctour of Physyckes Tale」, 出自 The Canterbury Tales, [Westminster: William Caxton, 出版於 1478], →OCLC; republished in [William Thynne] 編, The Workes of Geffray Chaucer Newlye Printed, […], [London]: […] [Richard Grafton for] Iohn Reynes […], 1542, →OCLC:Or els a draught of moyste corny ale- (請為本引文添加中文翻譯)
- (罕用) 像穀粒的
- 英語: corny
- 低地蘇格蘭語: cornie (棄用、罕用)
- >? 約拉語: cornee