cornpone

See also: corn-pone and corn pone

English

cornpones

Alternative forms

• corn pone, corn-pone

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^[1]:

     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 […]

Anagrams

• noncoper, penorcon, prononcé