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CORKING
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Dictionary entry overview: What does corking mean?
• CORKING (adjective)
The adjective CORKING has 1 sense:
1. very good
Familiarity information: CORKING used as an adjective is very rare.
Dictionary entry details
Sense 1
Meaning:
Very good
Synonyms:
bang-up; bully; corking; cracking; dandy; great; groovy; keen; neat; nifty; not bad; old; peachy; slap-up; smashing; swell
Context example:
we had a grand old time
Similar:
good (having desirable or positive qualities especially those suitable for a thing specified)
Domain usage:
colloquialism (a colloquial expression; characteristic of spoken or written communication that seeks to imitate informal speech)
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