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Noun: cornball  'korn,bol
Usage: N. Amer, informal
  1. An unsophisticated sentimental person
Adjective: cornball  'korn,bol
Usage: N. Amer, informal
  1. Sentimental or trite

Derived forms: cornballs

See also: banal, bathetic, cheesy [informal], commonplace, corny [informal], cutesy [informal], drippy [informal], gooey [informal], hackneyed, hokey [N. Amer, informal], kitschy, maudlin, mawkish, mushy [informal], old-hat [informal], sappy [informal], schmaltzy [informal], schmalzy [informal], sentimental, shop-soiled [Brit], shopworn [N. Amer], slushy [informal], soppy [Brit, informal], soupy [informal], stock, threadbare, timeworn, tired, trite, weepy [informal], well-worn

Encyclopedia: Cornball