cornfed
Fattened on grain
Cornfed describes someone or something raised on corn, especially livestock fattened for market.
Applied to people, it suggests a robust, wholesome, rural American look—healthy and well-nourished but perhaps unsophisticated: a cornfed Iowa farm boy, cornfed cheerleaders.
The term can be affectionate or mildly condescending depending on context.
Central region of significance
- farmlandAgricultural terrain
- countrySovereign state or territory
- small-townLimited local outlook
- provincialRegional or narrow-minded
rustic · pastoral · bucolic · homestead · farmstead · backwoods · countryside · prairie
Muscular and hale
- brawnyPhysically powerful, well-muscled
- huskyRough-voiced or stocky
- sturdySolidly built, durable
- burlyHeavily muscled and broad
robust · muscular · hefty · stocky · broad-shouldered · well-built · beefy · solid
Stereotypically from the States
- clean-cutNeat in appearance
- fresh-facedYouthfully wholesome in appearance
- innocentFree from moral wrong
- naiveInnocently unsuspecting
unpretentious · down-to-earth · homespun · sincere · genuine · girl-next-door · apple-pie · simple
heartland
Central region of significance
- farmlandAgricultural terrain
- countrySovereign state or territory
- small-townLimited local outlook
provincial · rustic · pastoral · bucolic · homestead · farmstead · backwoods · countryside · prairie · plains
strapping
Muscular and hale
burly · robust · muscular · hefty · stocky · broad-shouldered · well-built · beefy · solid · powerful
all-American
Stereotypically from the States
- clean-cutNeat in appearance
- fresh-facedYouthfully wholesome in appearance
- innocentFree from moral wrong
naive · unpretentious · down-to-earth · homespun · sincere · genuine · girl-next-door · apple-pie · simple · unaffected
fattened
Made heavier through feeding
- feedlotLivestock fattening enclosure
- cattleDomesticated bovines kept commercially
- hogsPigs, or monopolizes
poultry · finishing · silage · livestock · meat · pork · beef · ranching · stockyard · commodity
cornfedcosmopolitan
Culturally sophisticated, internationally fluent
urbane · sophisticated · worldly · cultured · metropolitan
cornfedscrawny
Unattractively thin and bony
underfed · malnourished · emaciated · undernourished · slight