adjective
- lacking sophistication or originality; overly sentimental or clichéd
- relating to or containing corn
Usage: informal
Examples
- The movie’s dialogue was so corny that the audience laughed at the wrong moments.
- His corny jokes always made his friends groan.
- The romantic comedy was full of corny one-liners.
- She thought the love song was too corny to play at their wedding.
- The corny taste of the cereal reminded her of childhood.
- Despite being corny, the old sitcom still had its charm.