cornplate

English

Etymology

Compound 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

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Verb

cornplate (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!
- 2023, Daniela Bogoricin, LinkedIn‎^[2], retrieved April 30, 2024:
  [T]he next time you find yourself captivated by the smallest details of a book, movie, or historical event, remember that cornplating is, in a a way, a testament to our passion and the depth of our curiosity.
- 2024 April 29, danceonth3moon, Twitter‎^[3], retrieved April 30, 2024:
  By the way, Will 100% recognized Brenner here. If y'all are going to cornplate Mike's microexpressions I need y’all to do the same here because it’s clear as day!

References

^ 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.

[1] 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.

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