[Ads-l] antedating of "corny"

[Jonathan Lighter]

OED: 1932

1931_Courier-Journal_ (Louisville, Ky.) (March 1) V 1
[Newspapers.com]: If  a piece of music is "corny," that means it
sounds out of date....Poetry ought to be read aloud anyhow, even if it
sounds "corny."

1931 _Gallatin North Missourian_ (Sept. 3) 2 [Newspapes.com]: Gabby
talk and corny music by B. A. Rolfe.

JL
-- 
"If the truth is half as bad as I think it is, you can't handle the truth."

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