corncob

Significat (Anglès)

Noun

1. The central cylindrical core of an ear of corn (maize) on which the kernels are attached in rows.
2. (informal) A yokel.

Verb

1. (intransitive) To disintegrate by the blades becoming severed from the axis
2. (Internet, US, transitive) To defeat (someone) who then refuses to admit defeat.

Conceptes

panotxa

Sinònims

cob

corn cob

corn-cob

corn on the cob

maize ear

mealie

corn cob

maize cob

Traduccions

Maiskolben

pannocchia

épi de maïs

mazorca

olote

tusa

choclo

sabugo

zuro

tutolo

coronta

espiga

marlo

Hleza

maïs tendre

Pronunciat com a (IPA)

/ˈkɔːn.kɒb/

Etimologia (Anglès)

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.