English Explanatory Dictionary

corncob

English dictionary entry

Meanings

noun
  1. The central cylindrical core of an ear of corn (maize) on which the kernels are attached in rows.
  2. A yokel.
verb
  1. To disintegrate by the blades becoming severed from the axis
  2. To defeat (someone) who then refuses to admit defeat.

Pronunciation

/ˈkɔːn.kɒb/ /ˈkɔɹn.kɒb/ kôrnʹ-kŏb /ˈkɔɹn.kɑb/ LL-Q1860 (eng)-Flame, not lame-corncob.wav

Word forms

corncob corncobs corn-cob corn cob corncobbing corncobbed

Etymology

From corn + cob. The Internet slang sense emerged from a 2011 absurdist tweet by Weird Twitter personality dril in which a man furiously denies being owned as he transforms into a corncob.

Synonyms

cornhusker hayseed bogger bogtrotter boor bucolic bydlo culchie carl churl corncob country bumpkin country cousin clodhopper dubbo joskin hick hob hobnail hog-rubber honyock hunk lob promdi provincial rube rustic woolly back yokel

Derived words

corncob engine corncob pipe
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