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corky
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As an adjective, corky means of wine, contaminated by a faulty or tainted cork. As a noun, it means a deep bruise, usually on the leg or buttock, caused by a blow.
Meanings of corky
4 meaningsadjective
Of wine, contaminated by a faulty or tainted cork.
“This wine smells a bit corky; get me another bottle.”
Consisting of, or like, cork; dry; shrivelled.
noun
AustraliaslangA deep bruise, usually on the leg or buttock, caused by a blow; a haematoma.
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corky around the world
AustraliaA deep bruise, usually on the leg or buttock, caused by a blow; a haematoma.
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adjective: (of wine) tainted in flavor by a cork containing excess t…
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