corn\ ball

corn\ ball
noun slang informal
1. A superficially sentimental movie or musical in which the word "love" is mentioned too often; a theatrical performance that is trivially sentimental.

That movie last night was a corn hall.

2. A person who behaves in a superficially sentimental manner or likes performances portraying such behavior.

Suzie can't stand Joe; she thinks he's a corn ball.


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  • corn ball — {n.}, {slang}, {informal} 1. A superficially sentimental movie or musical in which the word love is mentioned too often; a theatrical performance that is trivially sentimental. * /That movie last night was a corn hall./ 2. A person who behaves in …   Dictionary of American idioms

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