corky

English

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  • Rhymes: -ɔː(ɹ)ki

Etymology 1

cork (stopper) + -y

Adjective

corky (comparative corkier, superlative corkiest)

  1. Of wine, contaminated by a faulty or tainted cork.
    This wine smells a bit corky; get me another bottle.
  2. Consisting of, or like, cork; dry; shrivelled.
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Etymology 2

cork (injure by a blow) + -y

Noun

corky (plural corkies)

  1. (Australia, slang) A deep bruise, usually on the leg or buttock, caused by a blow; a haematoma.
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