cornpone

See also: corn-pone and corn pone

English
cornpones

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Etymology

From corn +‎ pone.

Pronunciation
  • (UK) IPA(key): /ˈkɔnpəʊn/

Noun

cornpone (countable and uncountable, plural cornpones)

  1. (US, Appalachia) A form of cornbread made without milk or eggs.
    Synonyms: corncake; for more, see johnnycake § Synonyms
    Hypernym: (sometimes coordinate) cornbread
    Coordinate term: corn pudding
    • 1921, T. S. Stribling, Birthright‎:
      The Harvard man went back into the kitchen and sat down at a rickety table covered with a red-checked oil-cloth. On it were spread the spoiled ham, a dish of poke salad, a corn pone, and a pot of weak coffee.
  2. (derogatory) Something or someone considered stereotypical of rural, Southern US attitudes or attributes.
    • 2005, John Baxter, We'll Always Have Paris, Bantam, published 2006, page 27:
      Her southern accent was rich as molasses, and she really did, without affectation, call everyone ‘y'all’, but the cornpone was camouflage. A tough, clever mind was evident in her penetrating gaze […]

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