cornplate
English
editEtymology
editCompound of corn + plate; coined by Twitter user teyaミ☆ (@camascamshafts) in October 2022 in reference to a tweet about a scene from the film Encanto in which the character Dolores Madrigal briefly holds a plate of corn.[1]
Pronunciation
editVerb
editcornplate (third-person singular simple present cornplates, present participle cornplating, simple past and past participle cornplated)
- (fandom slang, humorous) To discuss or scrutinize insignificant or inconsequential details in media.
- 2023 July 21, Philipp Kachalin, “What Does 'Cornplate' Mean? The Slang Word About Obsessing Over Minuscule Details Explained”, in Know Your Meme[1], retrieved April 30, 2024:
- Keep in mind that not every instance of digging deep into small details is cornplating: sometimes, there can be interesting things hidden in the background!
References
edit- ^ Philipp Kachalin, Zach Sweat, Sakshi Rakshale (2023) “Cornplate / Corn Plate”, in Know Your Meme: “The slang word "cornplate" was coined by Twitter user @camscamshafts, who on October 5th, 2022, quote tweeted a now-deleted post by @Troutglasses reading ":Wait wait wait this tweet says "plate with corn" !!," commenting, "how did you manage to cornplate the cornplate tweet."”
- Both tweets, including the coiner’s Twitter account, have been deleted.