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Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English 5++朗文当代英语 5++LDOCE 5++朗文 5++corn·y /ˈkɔːni $ ˈkɔːrni/ adjective  USE somethingtoo silly and repeated too often to be funny or interesting 陈旧的;平凡的;乏味的 corny jokes 老套的笑话 I know it sounds corny, but I dream about her every night. 我知道听起来有点老套,但我每天晚上都梦见她。
Examples from the Corpus
cornyHart is an amiable and enthusiastic guide, if a little corny at times.And for once the finale - everyone coming together to sing Dylan's Chimes of Freedom - seemed not corny but exactly right.It may sound corny, but I enjoy helping people.It may sound corny, but the simple fact is, it works.As if in a corny fiction, it is in the gents that we first identify each other and introduce ourselves.a corny Hollywood romanceHe says a lot of corny retro jive that used to go over big in the 1970s.For instance, she notes that sunsets may now look corny too much like photographs of sunsets.
Origin corny (1900-2000) corny typical of the country ((1900-2000)), from corn
corn·y adjectiveChineseSyllable
too silly Corpus and to repeated be too often


corny
corny /ˈkɔːni $ ˈkɔːrni/ adjective
 Date: 1900-2000
 Origin: corny 'typical of the country' (1900-2000), from corn
too silly and repeated too often to be funny or interesting:
    corny jokes
    I know it sounds corny, but I dream about her every night.


cornyBrE /ˈkɔːni/ 🔊NAmE /ˈkɔːrni/ 🔊 adjective (corn·ier, corni·est) (informal) not original; used too often to be interesting or to sound sincere 陈旧的;过时的;陈词滥调的;老生常谈的a corny joke/song 老掉牙的笑话/歌曲I know it sounds corny, but it really was love at first sight! 我知道这听起来像陈词滥调,然而的确是一见钟情啊!🔊🔊