Associations to the word «Corny»
Adjective
Wiktionary
CORNY, adjective. Insipid or trite.
CORNY, adjective. Hackneyed or excessively sentimental.
CORNY, adjective. (obsolete) Producing corn or grain; furnished with grains of corn.
CORNY, adjective. Containing corn; tasting well of malt.
CORNY, adjective. (obsolete) (UK) (slang) tipsy; drunk
CORNY, adjective. (obsolete) Strong, stiff, or hard, like a horn; resembling horn.
Dictionary definition
CORNY, adjective. Dull and tiresome but with pretensions of significance or originality; "bromidic sermons".
Wise words
Words are always getting conventionalized to some secondary
meaning. It is one of the works of poetry to take the
truants in custody and bring them back to their right
senses.