CORN

What Does CORN Mean?

The Growing Glossary of Dating Slang

If you're new to online dating, then I'm afraid there is whole new language with well over 250 terms for you to learn.

Particularly since the rise of the iKids, people have been far more open about their sexual preferences and desires, and this has generated a long glossary of new dating terms. Many sexual preferences are still abbreviated on dating sites, presumably with the idea that those who do not understand the term do not need to know it. That thinking does not help newcomers though. Here is the term you're looking for:

CORN means "Ammunition" and "Pornography."

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The word corn is widely used (especially in the UK) as a slang term for ammunition. On TikTok and other social media platforms, corn is used as code for porn. In this context, it is an example of algospeak, the abbreviation, deliberate misspelling, or substitution of words in order to bypass automated content moderation systems.

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When I write CORN, I mean this:

"Ammunition"

Summary of Key Points for the First Definition

"Ammunition" is, by far, the most common meaning for CORN when it is used in a text. (Bear in mind that it could have another meaning if used in a different context.)