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！ 🔊🔊 Opera’s blend of corny emotion with glamour and spectacle appeals to advertisers. 歌剧将老套的情感与魅力和奇观相结合，吸引着广告商。 You sound like someone out of a corny film! 你说话像是老电影里面的人！
Oxford Collocations DictionaryCorny is used with these nouns:- joke
Word Origin1930s: from an earlier sense ‘rustic, appealing to country folk’.