cornpone
English
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Etymology
Pronunciation
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Noun
cornpone (plural cornpones)
- (US, Appalachia) A form of cornbread made without milk or eggs.
- Synonym: johnnycake
- (derogatory) Something or someone considered stereotypical of rural, Southern US attitudes or attributes.
- 2005, John Baxter, We'll Always Have Paris, Bantam 2006, p. 27:
- Her southern accent was rich as molasses, and she really did, without affectation, call everyone ‘y'all’, but the cornpone was camouflage.
- 2005, John Baxter, We'll Always Have Paris, Bantam 2006, p. 27: