cornyadjectiveinformal/ˈpjɛɣɐʃ/mediumpie·gasPortuguesEnglishEspanolFrancaisDefinitionExcessively sentimental, mawkish, or trite.The movie's ending was too corny for my taste.He told a corny joke that nobody laughed at.synmawkishschmaltzycheesyantcynicalunsentimentalrealisticCommon collocationscorny jokecorny linecorny storyEtymologyOrigem obscura, possivelmente onomatopeica.Related wordspieguice