cornpone

plural cornpones · alternative corn pone · alternative corn-pone

1. AppalachiaUScountableuncountableA form of cornbread made without milk or eggs.

   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.

   1921, T. S. Stribling, Birthright

   Synonyms: corncake, for more, see johnnycake § Synonyms

2. countablederogatoryuncountableSomething or someone considered stereotypical of rural, Southern US attitudes or attributes.

   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 […]

   2005, John Baxter, We'll Always Have Paris, Bantam, published 2006, page 27