corncob

Signification (Anglais)

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.

Concepts

épi de maïs

épi

👂

choclo

maïs tendre

Synonymes

cob

corn cob

corn-cob

corn on the cob

maize ear

mealie

corn cob

maize cob

Traductions

Maiskolben

pannocchia

mazorca

olote

tusa

choclo

zuro

sabugo

coronta

tutolo

marlo

panotxa

espiga

maiskolf

maïskolf

Prononcé comme (IPA)

/ˈkɔːn.kɒb/

Étymologie (Anglais)

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.