"corn-flakey" meaning in English

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Adjective

Forms: more corn-flakey [comparative], most corn-flakey [superlative]
Etymology: From corn flake + -y. Etymology templates: {{suffix|en|corn flake|y}} corn flake + -y Head templates: {{en-adj}} corn-flakey (comparative more corn-flakey, superlative most corn-flakey)
  1. Alternative form of cornflakey. Tags: alt-of, alternative Alternative form of: cornflakey
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