corncob

Значение (Английский)

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.

Синонимы

cob

corn cob

corn-cob

corn on the cob

maize ear

mealie

corn cob

maize cob

Переводы

Maiskolben

pannocchia

épi de maïs

mazorca

olote

tusa

sabugo

choclo

zuro

coronta

panotxa

marlo

tutolo

espiga

maïs tendre

Произносится как (IPA)

/ˈkɔːn.kɒb/

Этимология (Английский)

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.