corncob

Senso (Inglese)

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.

Concetti

pannocchia

tutolo

sinonimi

cob

corn cob

corn-cob

corn on the cob

maize ear

mealie

corn cob

maize cob

Traduzioni

Maiskolben

mazorca

épi de maïs

olote

tusa

choclo

sabugo

zuro

coronta

panotxa

espiga

marlo

Zea mays

maïs tendre

Türkenkolben

Pronunciato come (IPA)

/ˈkɔːn.kɒb/

Etimologia (Inglese)

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.