Corn-fed

Corn-fed

"Corn-fed" may refer to:

  • Corn-fed beef, beef from cattle that is raised on corn (maize) rather than pasture.
  • As a pejorative:
    • said of a woman, corn-fed means one who is strong and healthy, but lacks sophistication, typically an overweight girl or woman from the Midwestern United States[citation needed].
    • said of a man, corn-fed means one who is large and often muscular, but lacking in intelligence, refinement or sophistication. The comparison is to cattle or beasts of burden[citation needed].
    • said of Confederate Soldiers during the American Civil War, referring to their diet and poverty when compared to the Union Soldiers[citation needed].

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