corkingadj.
/ˈkɔːkɪŋ/ Chiefly U.S.
Unusually fine, large, or excellent; stunning. Also adv.
ΘΚΠ
the mind > goodness and badness > quality of being good > excellence > [adjective]
faireOE
bremea1000
goodlyOE
goodfulc1275
noblec1300
pricec1300
specialc1325
gentlec1330
fine?c1335
singulara1340
thrivena1350
thriven and throa1350
gaya1375
properc1380
before-passinga1382
daintiful1393
principala1398
gradelya1400
burlyc1400
daintyc1400
thrivingc1400
voundec1400
virtuousc1425
hathelc1440
curiousc1475
singlerc1500
beautiful1502
rare?a1534
gallant1539
eximious1547
jolly1548
egregious?c1550
jellyc1560
goodlike1562
brawc1565
of worth1576
brave?1577
surprising1580
finger-licking1584
admirablea1586
excellinga1586
ambrosial1598
sublimated1603
excellent1604
valiant1604
fabulous1609
pure1609
starryc1610
topgallant1613
lovely1614
soaringa1616
twanging1616
preclarent1623
primea1637
prestantious1638
splendid1644
sterling1647
licking1648
spankinga1666
rattling1690
tearing1693
famous1695
capital1713
yrare1737
pure and —1742
daisy1757
immense1762
elegant1764
super-extra1774
trimming1778
grand1781
gallows1789
budgeree1793
crack1793
dandy1794
first rate1799
smick-smack1802
severe1805
neat1806
swell1810
stamming1814
divine1818
great1818
slap-up1823
slapping1825
high-grade1826
supernacular1828
heavenly1831
jam-up1832
slick1833
rip-roaring1834
boss1836
lummy1838
flash1840
slap1840
tall1840
high-graded1841
awful1843
way up1843
exalting1844
hot1845
ripsnorting1846
clipping1848
stupendous1848
stunning1849
raving1850
shrewd1851
jammy1853
slashing1854
rip-staving1856
ripping1858
screaming1859
up to dick1863
nifty1865
premier cru1866
slap-bang1866
clinking1868
marvellous1868
rorty1868
terrific1871
spiffing1872
all wool and a yard wide1882
gorgeous1883
nailing1883
stellar1883
gaudy1884
fizzing1885
réussi1885
ding-dong1887
jim-dandy1888
extra-special1889
yum-yum1890
out of sight1891
outasight1893
smooth1893
corking1895
large1895
super1895
hot dog1896
to die for1898
yummy1899
deevy1900
peachy1900
hi1901
v.g.1901
v.h.c.1901
divvy1903
doozy1903
game ball1905
goodo1905
bosker1906
crackerjack1910
smashinga1911
jake1914
keen1914
posh1914
bobby-dazzling1915
juicy1916
pie on1916
jakeloo1919
snodger1919
whizz-bang1920
wicked1920
four-star1921
wow1921
Rolls-Royce1922
whizz-bang1922
wizard1922
barry1923
nummy1923
ripe1923
shrieking1926
crazy1927
righteous1930
marvy1932
cool1933
plenty1933
brahmaa1935
smoking1934
solid1935
mellow1936
groovy1937
tough1937
bottler1938
fantastic1938
readyc1938
ridge1938
super-duper1938
extraordinaire1940
rumpty1940
sharp1940
dodger1941
grouse1941
perfecto1941
pipperoo1945
real gone1946
bosting1947
supersonic1947
whizzo1948
neato1951
peachy-keen1951
ridgey-dite1953
ridgy-didge1953
top1953
whizzing1953
badass1955
wild1955
belting1956
magic1956
bitching1957
swinging1958
ridiculous1959
a treat1959
fab1961
bad-assed1962
uptight1962
diggish1963
cracker1964
marv1964
radical1964
bakgat1965
unreal1965
pearly1966
together1968
safe1970
bad1971
brilliant1971
fabby1971
schmick1972
butt-kicking1973
ripper1973
Tiffany1973
bodacious1976
rad1976
kif1978
awesome1979
death1979
killer1979
fly1980
shiok1980
stonking1980
brill1981
dope1981
to die1982
mint1982
epic1983
kicking1983
fabbo1984
mega1985
ill1986
posho1989
pukka1991
lovely jubbly1992
awesomesauce2001
nang2002
bess2006
amazeballs2009
boasty2009
daebak2009
beaut2013
1895 Outing 27 193/2 Corking great fences the Vale doubles are.
1897 C. M. Flandrau Harvard Episodes 192 He had a corking big oak table.
a1900 C. Hoyt Trip to Chinatown in Plays (1941) ii. p. 120 A corking supper, my boy! Nothing's too good!
1902 Munsey's Mag. Mar. 810 A good show.. and a corking good show at that.
1909 Daily Chron. 4 Mar. 4/4 In a phrase that is already classic, but not yet classical, he [sc. T. Roosevelt] announced not long ago that he had had ‘a perfectly corking time’.
1910 E. A. Walcott Open Door xv. 188 ‘It was a corking good story, Captain,’ responded Tommy cheerfully.
1911 ‘A. Hope’ Mrs. Maxon Protests xxix. 337 It turns out to be a perfectly corking house—a jewel of a house, Stephen!
1918 ‘A. Hope’ Young Man's Year xxiv Arthur's approval was fortified and grew with contemplation.
1919 P. G. Wodehouse Damsel in Distress x. 127 There's nobody I think a more corking sportsman than Maud.
1926 Ladies' Home Jrnl. Dec. 36 He..engaged me, at a corking fee, to come up and take this case.
1937 N. Marsh Vintage Murder vii. 73 He's got a corking sort of laugh.
Derivatives
ˈcorkingly adv.
ΘΚΠ
the mind > goodness and badness > quality of being good > excellence > [adverb]
fairlyOE
goodlyc1275
finec1330
properlyc1390
daintily?a1400
thrivinglya1400
goodlily?1457
excellent1483
excellently1527
excellently1529
curiously1548
jollilyc1563
admirably1570
beautifully1570
singularly1576
bravelyc1600
famouslya1616
manlya1616
primely1622
prime1648
eximiously1650
topping1683
egregiously1693
purely1695
trimmingly1719
toppinglya1739
surprisingly1749
capitally1750
brawly1796
jellily18..
stammingly1814
divinely1822
stunningly1823
rippingly1828
jam up1835
out of sight1835
first-rately1843
first rate1844
like a charm1845
stunning1851
marvellously1859
magnificently1868
first class1871
splendidly1883
sterlingly1883
tip-top1888
like one o'clock1901
deevily1905
goodo1907
dandy1908
bonzer1914
great1916
juicily1916
corkingly1917
champion1925
unbeatably1928
snodger1946
beaut1953
smashingly1956
groovily1970
awesome1984
1917 P. G. Wodehouse Uneasy Money xv. 169 I saw a most corkingly pretty girl bicycling down to the village one morning.
1945 T. Rattigan Love in Idleness 1 I'm sure you two are going to get on—quite corkingly.
This entry has not yet been fully updated (first published 1933; most recently modified version published online September 2018).
> as lemmas
ˈcorking
ˈcorking n. (of wines) the action or process of becoming corked (see corked adj. 4).
ΘΚΠ
the world > space > relative position > closed or shut condition > [noun] > closing or shutting > closing up a vessel > in specific way
corking1650
capsuling1886
the world > food and drink > drink > manufacture of alcoholic drink > wine-making > [noun] > corking
corking1904
1650 H. More Second Lash of Alazonomastix 51 The corking-up close of the urine of a bewitched party.
1891 Daily News 23 Sept. 5/4 Bottles, corks, corking apparatus, and other appliances used in manufacturing sparkling wines.
1904 Lancet 18 June 1758/2 ‘Corking’ in wines or other fluids.
1920 G. Saintsbury Notes on Cellar-bk. xiii. 199 That plague of the cellar-owner, ‘corking’.
<
adj.1895as lemmas