corking
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cork·ing
(kôr′kĭng) Slangadj.
Splendid; fine: a corking party.
adv.
Used as an intensive: a corking good story.
[From corker.]
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corking
(ˈkɔːkɪŋ)adj
(prenominal) slang Brit excellent
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cork•ing
(ˈkɔr kɪŋ)Informal. adj.
1. excellent; fine.
adv. 2. very: a corking good time.
[1890–95]
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| Adj. | 1. |  corking - very good; "he did a bully job"; "a neat sports car"; "had a great time at the party"; "you look simply smashing"bang-up, bully, cracking, dandy, nifty, not bad, peachy, slap-up, smashing, swell, groovy, keen, great, neat colloquialism - a colloquial expression; characteristic of spoken or written communication that seeks to imitate informal speech good - having desirable or positive qualities especially those suitable for a thing specified; "good news from the hospital"; "a good report card"; "when she was good she was very very good"; "a good knife is one good for cutting"; "this stump will make a good picnic table"; "a good check"; "a good joke"; "a good exterior paint"; "a good secretary"; "a good dress for the office" |
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