Definitions for cornball

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cornball corn·ball

Spelling: [kawrn-bawl]

IPA: /ˈkɔrnˌbɔl/

Cornball is a 8 letter English word. It's valid Scrabble word worth 12 points. It's valid Words with friends word worth 17 points.

You can make 216 anagrams from letters in cornball (abcllnor).

Definitions for cornball

noun

1. popcorn rolled into a ball and flavored with molasses or caramel.
2. Informal. a person who indulges in clichés or sentimentality. a country bumpkin; hick.

adjective

1. Informal. corny1 (def 2).

Origin of cornball

1835-45, Americanism; corn¹ + ball¹; defs 2, 3 influenced by slang sense of corn. Cf. screwba

Examples for cornball

But the complaints about the current administration did sometimes come with a spoonful of sugar, or at least a cornball of humor.