“Trite, uninteresting, I've already seen it all!” - the girl complains, passing the words of her displeased boss. “This is corny, and this should be expected,” the young girl sighs, without waiting for the phone call from her beloved. What does this mean? So, in our publication today, we will study the meaning and ways of using the word "corny." In addition, we describe some fairly typical situations where you can use such a term.
The meaning of the word, or Situation No. 1
Consider the word "corny" in two meanings. Firstly, they say so in cases when someone or something is devoid of originality, individuality, originality. A synonym for this word is such terms as “stereotyped”, “knocked down”, “hackneyed”, “boring”.
Here are some examples to clarify. So, we can often hear the expression "banal love situation." This expression is used in the case when people tend to repeat mistakes from time to time according to the scenario of a love triangle, and each of the parties knows in advance about options for solving the problem.
Or give an example. You are a young, beautiful, smart, successful girl. You want to make a strong impression on colleagues, friends, especially rivals and envious people at a social event. Of course, you will make every effort not to hear in response: “Pretty template. This is trite! ”
The use of a word in this meaning always contains a note of neglect, since the use of well-known stamps can talk about you from an unsightly side. It is possible that people will make the following conclusions about you: at best they will think that you are overly cautious, and at worst, you will not be smart enough if you allow yourself to use a downed, well-known and therefore already uninteresting approach.
Situation No. 2, or the Games We Play
Secondly, continuing our topic, we note that in the process of communication between people from time to time, from year to year, so familiar situations are repeated that it is easier to describe them in one word - it is banal!
We give an example. So, every time you meet friends or strangers, you say, “Hello! How are you?" And they always invariably answer: “Hello! All is well!" This situation is called commonplace.
What will happen next, in what scenario your conversation will go further, is no longer important. Another thing is important and interesting: the two sides know what to say and what to answer. This is a kind of greeting, you say. Of course, you are sincerely interested in the affairs of another person, although sometimes it is still not very. And your friend in 9 cases out of 10 will answer you that everything is fine with him, even if it is not so.
Conclusion
In conclusion, summing up what has been said, we note that corny is a kind of unwritten definition of the situation that people themselves give. Moreover, it is interesting that they, as a rule, were born in the same historical era. Indeed, for our kids today, everything around them in this world is so new, interesting and certainly not banal. It is possible that the words “corny” can be attributed to that group of terms that can determine the degree of maturity of a person.