corny
adjective
[ ˈkɔːni ]
• trite, banal, or mawkishly sentimental.
• "it sounds corny, but as soon as I saw her I knew she was the one"
Similar:
banal,
trite,
hackneyed,
commonplace,
clichéd,
predictable,
stereotyped,
platitudinous,
inane,
fatuous,
vapid,
jejune,
weak,
feeble,
tired,
stale,
overworked,
overused,
well worn,
mawkish,
sentimental,
sickly,
sickly-sweet,
cloying,
syrupy,
sugary,
saccharine,
honeyed,
oversweet,
sickening,
nauseating,
choking,
twee,
old hat,
out of the ark,
played out,
hacky,
cheesy,
mushy,
slushy,
sloppy,
schmaltzy,
cutesy,
cute,
gooey,
drippy,
treacly,
icky,
sick-making,
toe-curling,
soppy,
cornball,
dime-store,
sappy,
hokey,
truistic,
bromidic,
Origin:
1930s: from an earlier sense ‘rustic, appealing to country folk’.
