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cornball humor
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Noun
a movie about a cornball making his way through a world of cynical sophisticates
Adjective
a cornball musical about farmers
a cornball sense of humor
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Brande Victorian, The Hollywood Reporter, 9 Sep. 2024
These realist inflections belie a charmingly cornball story.
—Justin Chang, The New Yorker, 12 July 2024
Dennis Harvey, Variety, 3 Oct. 2024
Another scream for this bad, unabashedly cornball line.
—Evan Minsker, Rolling Stone, 5 Sep. 2024
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Noun
Unlike the lighthearted cornball of the Banks family that Carlton was in The Fresh Prince of Bel-Air, the reboot reimagines the middle child with deeper issues than simply trying to be cool.
—Brande Victorian, The Hollywood Reporter, 9 Sep. 2024
These realist inflections belie a charmingly cornball story.
—Justin Chang, The New Yorker, 12 July 2024
Adjective
There’s a fair share of cornball dialogue in Cornelius Uliano and Bryan Schulz’s screenplay, as well as an excess of reassuring schmaltz at the fadeout.
—Dennis Harvey, Variety, 3 Oct. 2024
Another scream for this bad, unabashedly cornball line.
—Evan Minsker, Rolling Stone, 5 Sep. 2024
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“Cornball.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/cornball. Accessed 23 Nov. 2024.
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