corncob

Significado (Inglês)

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.

Conceitos

sabugo

espiga

espiga de milho

Sinônimos

cob

corn cob

corn-cob

corn on the cob

maize ear

mealie

corn cob

maize cob

Traduções

Maiskolben

pannocchia

épi de maïs

mazorca

olote

tusa

choclo

zuro

panotxa

coronta

marlo

tutolo

maïs tendre

Türkenkolben

choclo

Pronunciado como (IPA)

/ˈkɔːn.kɒb/

Etimologia (Inglês)

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.