Corking
7 lettersadjectiverareUpdated June 2026
Definition
Excellent or first-rate, used as an informal intensifier, now chiefly dated British slang.
“We had a corking time at the village fete despite the drizzle.”
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cork·ing
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Ends in -ING, K at position 4 distinguishes it from other COR- words ending in -ING
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K scores 5 points in the middle of the word, -ING suffix is one of the most versatile in Scrabble
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