Corinne
See also: corinne
English
Etymology
From the French equivalent of Corinna, from Ancient Greek κόρη (kórē, “girl, maiden, daughter”).
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /kəˈɹɪn/
Proper noun
Corinne
- A female given name from Ancient Greek.
- An unincorporated community in Pushmataha County, Oklahoma.
- A town in Box Elder County, Utah.
- A census-designated place in Wyoming County, West Virginia.
- A community in the Rural Municipality of Bratt's Lake No. 129, Saskatchewan, Canada.
French
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /kɔ.ʁin/
Audio (file)
Noun
Corinne f (uncountable)
- (slang) Charlie (cocaine)
- 2000, Frédéric Beigbeder, 99 francs, Gallimard, →ISBN, page 70:
- Les drogues, tu les as vues se rapprocher de toi. Au début, tu en entendais seulement parler : — On a pris de la Corinne tout le week-end.
- You saw drugs creeping up on you. At first, you only heard about them: "We spent all weekend doing Charlie."
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