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cornball.

A ball of popped corn stuck together with soft candy from molasses or sugar.

8 characters2 syllables approx.English language

Meaning & usage

noun/ˈkɔɹn.bɔl//ˈkɔɹn.bɑl/cot-caught-merger
  1. A ball of popped corn stuck together with soft candy from molasses or sugar.

  2. An unsophisticated person.

    US · informal
  3. Something or someone excessively corny.

    US · informal
    That movie was a real cornball.
  4. A corny person; an uncool, stupid, or lame person.

    Internet · US
    Who's this cornball, man?
Where this word comes from

From corn + ball.

adj/ˈkɔɹn.bɔl//ˈkɔɹn.bɑl/cot-caught-merger
  1. Naive, corny.

    informal
Where this word comes from

From corn + ball.

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