corncob
Meanings
Plural: corncobs
Noun
- the hard cylindrical core that bears the kernels of an ear of corn
- The central cylindrical core of an ear of corn (maize) on which the kernels are attached in rows.
- A yokel.
Verb
- To disintegrate by the blades becoming severed from the axis
- To defeat (someone) who then refuses to admit defeat.
Origin / 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
bogger, bogtrotter, boor, bucolic, bydlo, carl, churl, clodhopper, corn cob, corncob, cornhusker, country bumpkin, country cousin, culchie, dubbo, hayseed, hick, hillbilly, hob, hobnail, hog-rubber, honyock, hunk, joskin, lob, promdi, provincial, redneck, rube, rustic, woolly back, yokel
Scrabble Score: 13
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