/kawrn"bawl'/ , n.
1. popcorn rolled into a ball and flavored with molasses or caramel.
2. Informal.
a. a person who indulges in clichés or sentimentality.
b. a country bumpkin; hick.
adj.
3. Informal. corny.
[ 1835-45, Amer.; CORN 1 + BALL 1 ; defs. 2, 3, influenced by slang sense of corn. Cf. SCREWBALL, ODDBALL ]