cornpone

cornpone
corn·pone or corn pone (kôrnʹ pōn') n. Chiefly Southern & Midland U.S.
See johnnycake. See Regional Note at johnnycake. See Regional Note at light bread. See Regional Note at pone.
adj. Informal
Folksy and homespun, as in manner or speech:

a penchant for cornpone humor; cornpone political prose.

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