Cornball

Origin

corn + ball

Full definition of cornball

Noun

1. (US, informal) An unsophisticated person.
2. Something excessively corny.That movie was a real cornball.
3. A ball of popped corn stuck together with soft candy from molasses or sugar.
• 1871, The Myrtle (volume 21, page 301)How large and inviting were the cornballs that piled the platter, and how crisp and glossy the braids and twists of molasses candy that mother and cousin had made when the little ones were snug in bed.